India, March 17 -- A rare split liver transplant gave a new lease of life to two patients from a single donor at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital (DMH) and Ruby Hall Clinic, doctors said on Monday.

The liver was donated by the family of a 34-year-old patient declared brain dead.

During the procedure, a 6-year-old girl received a portion of the donated liver at Ruby Hall Clinic, while the remaining segment was transplanted into a 58-year-old male adult patient at DMH.

The complex procedure occurred three weeks ago, and both recipients have recovered well. The patient was discharged from the DMH last week.

Dr Ninad Deshmukh, consultant liver, kidney, pancreas, intestinal transplant surgeon and consultant hepatobiliary surgeon at DMH, who s...