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Living Donation Discussion and News => Living Donation in the News => Topic started by: Michael on April 09, 2021, 07:50:51 AM
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A Japanese woman whose lungs were severely damaged by Covid-19 has received what doctors say is the world's first lung transplant from living donors to a recovered coronavirus patient.
Kyoto University Hospital said the woman underwent an 11-hour operation by a 30-strong medical team on Wednesday to transplant lung tissue from her husband and son.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/09/asia/japan-lung-transplant-covid-intl-hnk/index.html (https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/09/asia/japan-lung-transplant-covid-intl-hnk/index.html)