THE 38th liver transplant surgery was performed on a 49-year-old male patient suffering from liver disease and his 39-year-old sister donor, at the Speciality Hospital (500-bed) in Yangon on 20 December 2025. This was followed by the 39th liver transplant surgery on 21 December, involving a 58-year-old female liver patient and her 25-year-old son, who served as the donor.
Following the operations, the patients and the donors were placed in the intensive care unit, where the necessary post-operative care is being continuously provided by professors, specialists and experienced nursing staff.
The liver transplant surgeries were carried out through the collective efforts of multiple specialist teams: the team led by Professor Dr Min Zaw Oo, Head of Department (Clinical); the liver surgery team led by Professor Dr Sai Aung Nyunt Oo; the hepatology team led by Professor Dr Win Win Swe; the anaesthesiology team led by Professor Dr Mu Mu Naing; the cardiothoracic and vascular surgery team led by Professor Dr Win Win Kyaw; the diagnostic services team led by Deputy Director-General (Laboratory) Dr Swe Sett; the radiology team led by Professor Dr Aung Cho Htun; the blood and blood products support team led by Deputy Director-General (National Blood Centre) Dr L Htoo Phay; as well as Dr Ei Thandar Htwe, the medical superintendent of the Speciality Hospital (500- bed) in Yangon, together with nursing teams, skilled personnel and support staff. In addition, Professor Kwang Woong Lee from Seoul National University Hospital of the Republic of Korea collaborated in the procedures.
Domestic liver transplant surgeries enable the public to access essential treatment more readily, reduce the financial burden of seeking treatment abroad, improve service delivery in public hospitals, and lower out-of-pocket healthcare expenses for individuals. Arrangements are also being made to ensure that liver transplant procedures can continue to be carried out regularly. — MNA/MKKS
