"This year is the 22nd year after my dad's liver transplant. It was the superb medical skills of Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital that saved my dad and gave birth to me! My gratitude cannot be expressed in words. I want to learn from you just like you." Doctors save people, s

"This year is the 22nd year after my dad's liver transplant. It was the superb medical skills of Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital that saved my dad, and I was born! My gratitude is beyond words. I want to be with you You also study medicine to save people, so that more patients can gain health and happiness like my dad, I will repay you in another way!" On the morning of June 28, Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital (The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University) The Hepatobiliary Center welcomed Mr. Qian, a patient 22 years after liver transplantation. This time, Mr. Qian brought his wife and daughter to the hospital for no other reason than to tell his "lifesaver" who gave him a new life. China Academician of the Academy of Engineering and director of the Hepatobiliary Center of the hospital Wang Xuehao Academician team has good news: his daughter scored 605 points in the college entrance examination and volunteers to go into medicine. She will apply to Nanjing Medical University . The first words are what Mr. Qian's daughter said.

Academician Wang Xuehao (first from the right) had a cordial conversation with Mr. Qian (first from the left) and his family

My daughter got good grades in the college entrance examination! He made a special phone call

Academician Wang Xuehao told reporters that as early as June 27, he received a call from Mr. Qian, “At that time he was very happy and said that he wanted to share good news with me. It turned out that his daughter had passed the college entrance examination. , with a score of 605, is going to apply to Nanjing Medical University, and he said he would go to the hospital to thank me in person. I am very happy to see his family today," said Academician Wang Xuehao.

It is understood that over the past 22 years, Mr. Qian has maintained close contact with the team of doctors and nurses who treated him at the Hepatobiliary Center. “It can be said that we watched his whole process step by step from being a polished commander to getting married and then giving birth to a child. "The last time was in 2008, when he brought his wife and daughter to the hospital to see us. The girl was still young at that time, and she didn't expect that she would go to college now." said one of the members of the surgical team, executive deputy director and chief physician of the Hepatobiliary Center. Professor Li Xiangcheng said.

In 2008, Mr. Qian’s family of three came to the hospital to visit Academician Wang

22 years ago, he was in the end stage of liver cirrhosis and ushered in a “second life”

Mr. Qian told reporters that in 2000, at the age of 27, he suffered from hepatitis B. He was dying from liver cirrhosis and had been in and out of the hospital many times a year. In September of that year, he once again entered the emergency department of Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital due to hepatic ascites, jaundice, and general weakness. "The condition was very critical at the time, and the doctor diagnosed him with cirrhosis of the liver." In the terminal stage, the only way to save me was a liver transplant." Mr. Qian recalled that the liver transplant team led by Academician Wang Xuehao immediately performed an emergency liver transplant on him. "I have been recovering very well after the operation. It was only thanks to the superb medical skills of the doctors that I got a second chance at life! I got married three years after the operation, and my daughter was born in the same year,” said Mr. Qian.

"We were happy and relieved to see Mr. Qian's family. At that time, liver transplantation was still in the exploratory stage across the country. His condition was very serious, and the transplant was very difficult. The operation took about 10 hours, and there were no symptoms after the operation. He is recovering well and his daughter is smart and healthy. I heard that he is still admitted to middle school. In fact, most patients after liver transplantation can return to normal life and integrate into society soon after surgery. In our center, Mr. Qian has long-term survival after surgery. And there are still many patients with high quality of life,” said Professor Zhang Feng, one of the members of the surgical team and chief physician of the Hepatobiliary Center.

Liver transplantation is not scary: it is still the "best choice" for the treatment of end-stage liver disease

"I hope to tell everyone through the example of Mr. Qian that liver transplantation is not scary, even if the patient takes long-term immunosuppressants for rejection , the side effects are also very small, and you can still give birth to excellent offspring." Academician Wang Xuehao emphasized that about 300,000 people in China need liver transplantation every year, but only less than 10,000 people choose and undergo the operation. "In fact, for For patients with end-stage liver disease whose prognosis and quality of life cannot be improved after medical drugs or ordinary surgery, liver transplantation is still the best option," said Academician Wang.

It is understood that Academician Wang Xuehao of Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital is a pioneer in the field of living donor liver transplantation in mainland China. Under his leadership, since the first successful living donor liver transplantation in China in 1995, the liver cancer treatment at the Hepatobiliary Center of Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital has The technology has been continuously improved and matured, and a domestically first-class disciplinary team with excellent technology has been established. There are 11 doctors with liver transplant qualifications, among the best in the country. By the end of 2021, the center has completed more than 12,500 surgical treatments for liver cancer and more than 1,000 liver transplant operations, benefiting tens of thousands of patients with hepatobiliary diseases and saving families on the verge of being broken up. Recent research shows that liver transplant patients at the center The 5-year survival rate has increased to 60%~70%.

"The patient's recovery is getting better and better, also because compared to the time, today's liver transplantation technology is mature enough," said associate professor Pu Liyong, chief physician of the Hepatobiliary Center. "At that time, a liver transplant operation took at least 10 hours. We dare not do it unless we have 10,000ml of blood, but now we strictly control the indications and fully evaluate the patients. In our center alone, at least one-third of the patients do not require blood transfusion during the operation, and the operation time has been shortened to 3 to 4 days. About hours." Director Pu said.

At the meeting, Mr. Qian’s family took a group photo with Professor Tang Jinhai, Secretary of the Party Committee of Jiangsu Provincial People’s Hospital, and the medical staff of the liver transplant team of the Hepatobiliary Center. At the meeting, Professor Tang Jinhai, Secretary of the Party Committee of Jiangsu Provincial People’s Hospital, was also present to congratulate, " It is not easy for him to recover so well 22 years after a liver transplant, and it is even more rare for his daughter to have the ambition to become a doctor. She is welcome to apply for Nanjing Medical University. When she returns from her studies, I represent the people of our province. The hospital also welcomes her to become one of us!" Secretary Tang said.

Correspondent He Yutian You Wei Li Xue

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