Did you guys hear the news this morning about the surgery on a 63 y/o woman who was thought to have a terminal tumor wrapped around her aorta ? I missed where it was performed , but a transplant team removed ALL her abdominal organs , put them on ice during the procedure , then reimplanted them . She looks good and should be discharged soon . Now that's an overhaul ! Amazing !
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Wow... interesting. Sure we'll find something soon online about it.
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Whoa, that does sound amazing. I wonder how long the surgery was.
I'll bet this will eventually wind up on some TV drama, like House, Grey's Anatomy or something similar. A lot of their episodes have 'real life' incidents, just reenacted with love, passion and DRAMA.
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Yeah JMH pretty awesome. That is just one of many amazing surgeries/procedures that have been done here. Rarely do they make the news because of respect for the patient and their privacy especially in the pediatric population. Our trauma center is also one of the best in the country.
How about this one?
http://www.theage.com.au/news/World...t/2005/01/15/1105582769530.html?oneclick=true
Baby's six-organ transplant
Miami, Florida
January 16, 2005
An 11-month-old Japanese boy smiled and laughed in his mother's arms as doctors talked of his progress from a six-organ transplant, an operation done in the United States because children's organ donations are banned in Japan.
Yosuke Ohashi underwent the eight-and-a-half-hour transplant of a liver, pancreas, stomach, small and large intestines and spleen on December 24 at the University of Miami Jackson Memorial Medical Centre in Florida.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/World...t/2005/01/15/1105582769530.html?oneclick=true
Baby's six-organ transplant
Miami, Florida
January 16, 2005
An 11-month-old Japanese boy smiled and laughed in his mother's arms as doctors talked of his progress from a six-organ transplant, an operation done in the United States because children's organ donations are banned in Japan.
Yosuke Ohashi underwent the eight-and-a-half-hour transplant of a liver, pancreas, stomach, small and large intestines and spleen on December 24 at the University of Miami Jackson Memorial Medical Centre in Florida.
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Truly amazing! Just proves where there is a will there is a way!
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That line and the "My wreck at the track" thread reminds me that JMH is also next to the The Buoniconti (Nick) Spinal Center which has given hope to many paralyzed people.
http://www.miamiproject.miami.edu/x18.xml
http://www.thebuonicontifund.org/
JMH also has a 24 bed ICU just for acute Neuro injuries.
http://neurosurgery.med.miami.edu/x63.xml#