In Zhytomyr, three organs transplanted from single donor, in first

In Zhytomyr, three organs transplanted from single donor, in first

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In the Zhytomyr-based Herbachevsky Regional Clinical Hospital the first to undergo heart, surgeons for the first time performed transplantations of heart, liver, and kidney from a single posthumous donor.

That’s according to the Deputy Chairman of the Zhytomyr Regional Council, Volodymyr Shyrma, Ukrinform reports.

"The heart transplant was performed by a team of doctors from the Borys Todurov Heart Institute. The kidney and liver transplant was carried out by the doctors with the regional clinical hospital," the report says.

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About 50 medics and specialists from the regional blood center also participated in the operations.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, on March 20, a heart transplant was performed for the first time in Zhytomyr by a team of doctors from the Heart Institute.

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