Bengaluru-based hospital performs pediatric kidney transplant through donor swap between two families

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Bengaluru-based hospital performs pediatric kidney transplant through donor swap between two families — Photo credit: The Hindu

Both young patients had relatives willing to donate a kidney, but neither donor could safely give the organ directly because of a blood-group mismatch. | Photo Credit: File Photo

A city-based private hospital has successfully carried out a pediatric ABO (A, B, AB and O blood group)-incompatible kidney transplant by enabling a two-way kidney donor swap and paired exchange between two families.

Doctors at Aster CMI Hospital, where the transplant surgery was done, claimed that it is the first paediatric swap transplant in India. A 15-year-old boy and a 21-year-old adult male, whose family donors had incompatible blood groups, underwent life-saving kidney transplants. Doctors carried out the complex procedure using the Alliance for Paired Donation (APKD) software to identify successful donor-recipient combinations.

Blood-group mismatch

Both young patients had relatives willing to donate a kidney, but neither donor could safely give the organ directly because of a blood-group mismatch. The hospital used a kidney swap supported by matching software, so the two donors exchanged recipients, enabling both patients to receive a more compatible kidney.

Originally published by The Hindu on Oct 18, 2026 Read the full article at thehindu.com

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