Jaitley admitted to AIIMS, kidney transplant tomorrow
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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today underwent a series of medical tests at AIIMS ahead of his kidney transplant surgery.
Jaitley, 65, who was admitted to AIIMS last evening has been kept under observation.
Sources said that keeping a kidney transplant patient under one-day observation is a routine medical procedure and his surgery is likely to be done tomorrow.
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Jaitley was kept in a 'controlled environment' at home
Jaitley is suffering from a kidney ailment and has not been attending office since Monday.
A kidney transplant operation was scheduled for today and all formalities for a donor's kidney were also completed.
He is likely to be operated by nephrologist Dr. Sandeep Guleria from Apollo hospital, also the brother of AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria, who is also a family friend of Jaitley.
Twitter Post
He had confirmed his illness in a tweet
I am being treated for kidney related problems certain infections that I have contracted. I am therefore currently working from controlled environment at home. The future course of my treatment would be determined by the doctors treating me.
— Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) April 5, 2018
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He had a heart surgery several years ago
Jaitley had in September 2014 undergone a bariatric surgery to treat weight gain that he suffered because of a long-standing diabetic condition. That surgery was first performed at Max Hospital, but he had to be later shifted to AIIMS because of complications.