The Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute and Research Centre has submitted a claim to Guinness World Records after its team of surgeons and healthcare professionals successfully performed 10 liver transplant procedures within 23 hours and 20 minutes, including a transplant on a nine-month-old child.
According to institute officials, Guinness World Records has requested medical records and supporting documentation following the submission of the case, along with visual evidence.
A Guinness team is also expected to visit the institute as part of the verification process.
Speaking at a press conference, Prof. Faisal Saud Dar described the achievement as a landmark breakthrough in transplantation medicine and a significant advancement in the treatment of rare metabolic disorders.
He said a multidisciplinary team of 120 professionals, including transplant surgeons, hepatologists, pediatricians, anesthetists, intensivists, nurses, coordinators, and allied healthcare staff, successfully carried out the complex procedures.
The surgeries included seven domino liver transplants and eight Auxiliary Partial Orthotopic Liver Transplants (APOLT), enabling nine children and one adult to receive life-saving transplants from only three organ donors.
Prof Dar explained that a domino liver transplant involves transferring a healthy liver from one recipient to another patient, while APOLT allows a partial donor liver to be implanted alongside part of the patient’s existing liver.
He said the innovative approach maximized the use of scarce donor organs and expanded treatment options for patients suffering from rare inherited metabolic diseases.
“All patients have been discharged from the hospital and reunited with their families,” he said.
The dean noted that the initiative successfully combined two of the world’s most advanced transplant techniques into a coordinated clinical program, creating what specialists describe as a “metabolic chimera” model that extends the benefits of a single donor organ to multiple recipients.
Punjab Finance Minister Mian Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman congratulated the PKLI team, saying the achievement had brought international recognition to Pakistan and further strengthened the institute’s standing as a leading center for transplantation and medical innovation.
Meanwhile, Prof. Saeed Akhtar reaffirmed the institute’s commitment to providing advanced and innovative treatments to patients.
According to PKLI officials, the institute has performed 1,175 liver transplants, 1,276 kidney transplants, and 19 bone marrow transplants since its establishment, serving patients from across Pakistan and beyond.