| News From Transplant Week of Aug. 3, 2003 / Vol. 4 No. 31 |
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Tongue Transplant Recipient in Good Condition After Pneumonia |
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man believed to be the world's first tongue transplant recipient
has suffered from a mild case of pneumonia but was otherwise reported
in good condition two weeks after his groundbreaking operation,
according to doctors.
The patient, a 42-year-old man who had a malignant tumor on his tongue and part of his jaw, underwent a 14-hour operation on July 19th at General Hospital in Vienna, Austria in which doctors amputated his tongue and attached the new one (see earlier Transplant Week story). Dr. Reinhard Krepler said the patient had shown no signs of rejecting the new tongue, and had suffered a mild case of pneumonia that was "successfully treated." He said the patient's condition was "extremely satisfactory." Other
Sources: General Hospital |
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