Essalud: He was predicted three months of life, but a liver transplant saved his life | Photo 1 of 4 | Lima

For the first time in our country, the Social Health Insurance ( EsSalud ) successfully performed a highly complex liver transplantation which consists of a complex operation in which During the operation, the patient presented complications that required surgeons to rebuild the main veins of the liver to save his life

. This was the case of Pedro Gálvez, a 33-year-old Piura suffering from autoimmune and severe liver cirrhosis. hypertension of the venal system. That's why his name ran the list to receive a donation.

"This person had not only liver cirrhosis and severe portal hypertension, but during the operation we confirmed that she had extensive portal vein thrombosis, which conditioned total obstruction from blood flow to the liver, venous fistulas like atheromatosis at the level of the hepatic artery.In conclusion, we were faced with two major problems and a committed life, "explained José Chaman Ortiz, head of the Hospital Transplant Department G. Almenara.

Shaman Ortiz explained that prior to the transplant, the corresponding medical studies had been performed to ensure proper planning of the surgery, but that "in the middle of the surgery, complications arose, reports Andina.

These complications took the doctors by surprise, who were forced to take immediate and timely steps to stabilize the patient and complete the surgery. If they did not undergo this operation, the doctors had predicted Pedro Galvez, a 76% chance of dying in the next three months.