India, March 12 -- In a medical breakthrough that challenges the boundaries of transplant eligibility, doctors at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals successfully performed a kidney transplant on a 36-year-old man previously deemed 'too risky' for the procedure. Also read | Doctor shares how he saved 28-year-old woman from severe pelvic pain by removing 1.2 kg uterine fibroid in rare surgery

The patient, a resident of Gorakhpur, was suffering from a rare genetic blood disorder that had triggered end-stage kidney disease, leaving him dependent on life support and with few clinical options. The journey to the operating table was fraught with complications - Dr Jayant Hota, senior consultant, nephrology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, told HT Lif...