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organ transplant
(redirected from Intestinal transplant)

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Noun1.organ transplant - an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)organ transplant - an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient); "he had a kidney transplant"; "the long-term results of cardiac transplantation are now excellent"; "a child had a multiple organ transplant two months ago"
transplantation, transplant
surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"
corneal graft, corneal transplant, keratoplasty - a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor
xenotransplant, xenotransplantation - a surgical procedure in which tissue or whole organs are transfered from one species to another species
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Sir Roy's lifetime achievements include: performing the first liver transplant operation in Europe in 1968; performing the world's first liver, heart and lung transplant in 1987; performing the first intestinal transplant in the UK in 1992; and performing the first successful combined stomach, intestine, pancreas, liver and kidney cluster transplant in 1994.
Sir Roy Calne, FRS, British transplant surgeon and pioneer in ... by Transplant News
Now, he's contemplating having an intestinal transplant at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles.
DIVINE INSPIRATION by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
Aaron, who has got so used to visiting the city from his home near Edinburgh that he now even supports Birmingham City FC, was back again to celebrate the 15-year milestone of the hospital carrying out intestinal transplants and saving children's lives Aaron's mother Catriona Gray, a 43-year-old mum-of-two, said: "Aaron was born with a heart defect and had an operation when he was six days old, but developed a problem which destroyed his intestine.
I owe my life to city hospital docs; HEALTH: Op boy joins celebration ... by Birmingham Mail (England)
 
 
 
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