Arun Jaitley undergoes kidney transplant at AIIMS, hospital says he is 'stable and recovering well'

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley underwent a kidney transplant operation at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Monday, sources at the hospital said. According to Reuters, the hospital has put out a statement saying that  Jaitley was “stable, recovering well” after the transplant. Jaitley, 65, was admitted to the hospital on Saturday and taken to the operation theatre at 8 am on Monday, the sources said. The minister, suffering from a kidney ailment, has been undergoing dialysis for the last one month. [caption id=“attachment_4334135” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. PTI[/caption] According to sources, nephrologist Dr Sandeep Guleria from the Apollo Hospital, also the brother of AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria, who is a family friend, is part of the team performing the transplant. The minister, who cancelled his scheduled visit to London for the 10th India-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue later this month, had confirmed his illness in a tweet on 6 April. “I am being treated for kidney-related problems & certain infections that I have contracted,” he had tweeted. Jaitley did not elaborate but said he was “currently working from a controlled environment at home”. “The future course of my treatment would be determined by the doctors treating me,” he had said. In September 2014, Jaitley underwent a bariatric surgery to treat weight gain because of a long-standing diabetic condition. The surgery was first performed at Max Hospital, but he had to be later shifted to AIIMS because of complications. Jaitley had a heart surgery several years ago. With inputs from PTI