Hyderabad’s Osmania Hospital doctors perform liver transplant on toddler with rare metabolic disorder
Doctors at Osmania General Hospital in Hyderabad successfully performed a living donor liver transplant on a toddler with Glycogen Storage Disease Type III, a rare metabolic disorder. The surgery, conducted free of cost under the Aarogyasri Health scheme, used a portion of the child's father's liver and lasted about 14 hours. The procedure, typically expensive at private hospitals, was completed on April 28, 2026, offering the child a chance at improved long-term health.
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Doctors at the Osmania General Hospital (OGH), Hyderabad have successfully performed a rare living donor liver transplant on a one-year-ten-month-old baby diagnosed with Glycogen Storage Disease (GSD) Type III, a rare inherited metabolic disorder that can lead to recurrent hypoglycaemia, liver enlargement and progressive organ damage if left untreated.The transplant was performed free of cost under the Aarogyasri Health scheme, a procedure that would have otherwise cost between ₹50 lakh and ₹60 lakh at a private hospital. Carried out on Tuesday (April 28, 2026), the surgery involved transplanting approximately 240 grams of liver tissue donated by the child’s father and lasted around 14 hours.
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