Kidney Swap Transplants

In perhaps a first-of-its-kind case in Delhi, a 'triple-swap' of kidneys came to the rescue of three men, who needed kidney transplants, but were found medically incompatible to receive the organ from their wives. Instead, they received the kidneys from each others' wives, in back-to-back transplant surgeries lasting 14 hours at Pushpawati Singhani...

Until a few months ago, Krishnakumar Tiwari (49) and Antonette Nazareth (57) did not even know each other, but today they speak over the phone nearly every day, enquiring about each other's health.

In perhaps a first-of-its-kind case in Delhi, a 'triple-swap' of kidneys came to the rescue of three men, who needed kidney transplants, but were found medically incompatible to receive the organ from their wives. Instead, they received the kidneys from each others' wives, in back-to-back transplant surgeries lasting 14 hours at Pushpawati Singhani...

Until a few months ago, Krishnakumar Tiwari (49) and Antonette Nazareth (57) did not even know each other, but today they speak over the phone nearly every day, enquiring about each other's health.