Medical Milestone! India's First Windpipe Transplantation Surgery Performed Successfully
Doctors at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences in Kerala have successfully completed the first stage of a windpipe transplant in the country. The transplant was performed on a 37-year-old woman who had cancer in her trachea. The second phase will be performed in six weeks after ensuring complete acceptance by the recipient.
Doctors at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences in Kerala have successfully completed the first stage of a windpipe transplant in the country. The transplant was performed on a 37-year-old woman who had cancer in her trachea.
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In the first stage, the trachea, which was donated by the relatives of a brain-dead patient, was embedded in the recipient¡¯s forearm after stripping it of all cells. The second phase will be performed in six weeks, after ensuring complete acceptance of the implanted trachea by the recipient¡¯s body.
Medical experts said such a surgery is very complicated and extremely rare. This is only the second instance in the world where a windpipe surgery has been carried out successfully.
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