Transplantation: a donor heart successfully travels nearly 7,000 kilometers
While the maximum transplant time is usually four hours, one donor heart was successfully transplanted after 12 hours of flight. ...
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Rokitansky syndrome: a third uterus transplant carried out in France
A third patient born without a uterus benefited from the transplantation of her mother's at Foch Hospital in Suresnes. THE ...
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A pig kidney transplanted into a patient still works more than a month later
For the first time, a pig kidney transplant into a deceased patient worked for more than a month. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Transplant: a transplanted heart after stopping beating for 20 min
For the first time in the world, surgeons managed to transplant a heart that had stopped beating for twenty minutes. ...
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Scientists have managed to restore the organic functions of dead pigs
Researchers have developed a novel perfusion system to preserve the organic functions of pigs for transplantation or resuscitation after stroke ...
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Death after pig heart transplant: transplanted organ likely infected with virus
A cytomegalovirus would have infected the heart of the donor animal. Techniques used to avoid rejection would have masked this ...
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Organ transplants: what does the new ministerial plan change for patients?
To increase the number of transplants, the Ministry of Health is implementing a new action plan for the removal and ...
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A world first: a pig’s heart transplanted into a human
A 50-year-old man, not eligible for a heart transplant, received a pig heart transplant. The operation was successful and could ...
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A pig kidney operated as an external transplant in a human
Pigs could become suppliers of organs for transplants: kidney, heart, lung, etc. THE ESSENTIAL The genetic modification is necessary because ...
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“After a uterus transplant, a one in two chance of getting pregnant”
The Rennes University Hospital recently got the green light to perform uterus transplants. A look back at this technique with ...
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Transplant patients are more at risk of developing cancer because of immunosuppressants
An American study shows that people who have benefited from an organ donation are more at risk of developing cancer. ...
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2-month-old baby saved with heart transplant
In Spain, a 2-month-old baby girl has become the youngest heart transplant recipient in the world. THE ESSENTIAL This operation ...
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American woman dies after transplant of lungs infected with Covid-19
A donor, who tested negative, infected a recipient by transplanting her lungs before she died of Covid. THE ESSENTIAL Prior ...
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Transplant: why pregnancy can increase the risk of rejection
By stressing the immune system so the fetus can grow in the womb, pregnancy can contribute to the rejection of ...
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Green light for the marketing of the Carmat artificial heart: hope for patients waiting for a natural transplant
At the end of December, the French company obtained the European certification necessary to market its artificial heart. Until now, ...
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Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital: a kidney transplant performed with robotic assistance
This first kidney transplant was performed laparoscopically using a robot in November 2020. THE ESSENTIAL This operation paves the way ...
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Transplantation: transplantable human organs thanks to porcine stem cells
Faced with the growing demand for human transplants and the insufficient number of donors, scientists are turning to other methods ...
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Tension in hospitals: a call to maintain the organ transplant sector
Some public hospitals in large cities have announced that they are starting to cancel non-essential procedures due to the rising ...
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Transplantation: damaged lungs restored with live pig blood
American researchers have successfully restored dysfunctional human lungs for transplantation by supplying them with live pig blood. THE ESSENTIAL Connected ...
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The Academies of Medicine and Surgery demand the general lifting of the “white plan” based on the management of transplants during the crisis
The resumption of surgical activity would be, according to the Academies of Medicine and Surgery, “a health and economic emergency”. ...
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National Day of Organ Donation and Transplantation: the true from the false
On the occasion of the national national day of reflection on organ donation and transplantation, Why doctor disentangles the true ...
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Kidney failure: the Court of Auditors advocates more transplants and home dialysis
In order to improve the quality of life of patients suffering from end-stage renal failure (ESRD) and to make savings ...
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Organ donations: 24,000 patients are still waiting for a transplant
According to the association France Transplant, the number of transplants would be dramatically decreasing in France, and this has consequences: ...
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Surgery: the first double hand transplant is 20 years old
Twenty years ago, on January 13, 2000, a team from the Lyon University Hospital successfully performed the first double hand ...
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New study offers hope for children awaiting heart transplants
In children, hearts considered to be of “bad quality” would give chances of survival equivalent to hearts of “good quality”.Heart ...
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Depression: fecal transplant, the future of antidepressants?
In Canada, two teams of researchers are studying fecal transplantation in the treatment of depression. One university plans to perform ...
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Pig hearts transplanted to humans within three years?
According to Sir Terence English, a heart transplant pioneer in the United Kingdom, transplanting pig hearts to humans will be ...
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Melanoma: what if microorganisms present in our stools could help patients recover?
According to Canadian researchers, faecal samples could help people with cutaneous melanoma respond better to treatment with immunotherapy. They are ...
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Researchers 3D print a functional heart valve
Using 3D printing, American researchers have created a functioning heart valve made with collagen. This technique represents real hope for ...
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Transplantation: Japan authorizes research on human-animal hybrid embryos
For the first time, the Japanese government has given the green light for the cultivation of human cells in rat ...
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