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First lung transplant from living donors – Yahoo News Australia
Doctors in Japan say they have successfully performed the world’s first transplant of lung tissue from living donors to a patient with severe lung damage…
Doctors in Japan say they have successfully performed the world’s first transplant of lung tissue from living donors to a patient with severe lung damage from COVID-19.
The recipient, identified only as a woman from Japan’s western region of Kansai, is recovering after the nearly 11-hour operation on Wednesday, Kyoto University Hospital said in a statement.
It said her husband and son, who donated parts of their lungs, are also in stable condition.
The university said it was the world’s first transplant…
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