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Ascher and her pioneering work in organ transplantation was the focus of the third episode of Netflix’s docuseries ‘The Surgeon’s Cut' which was released in December 2020. The episode focusses on the case of Maria, a patient with a nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and her 22 year old daughter Adriana.
Hal speaks with Steve Kammerer Jr., who received a heart transplant about two years ago. Hear from Dr. Irene Kim about the Cedars-Sinai Comprehensive Transplant Program. Then, E’Tiffany Jones ...
Organ transplantation is a medical procedure in which an organ is removed from one body and placed in the body of a recipient, to replace a damaged or missing organ. The donor and recipient may be at the same location, or organs may be transported from a donor site to another location.
In a handful of cases, a woman with vaginal aplasia has received a successful vagina transplant donated by her mother. [3] The first such case is believed to have occurred in 1970, with no signs of rejection taking place after three years. [4] In at least one case, a woman who received such a transplant was able to conceive and give birth. [5]
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The need for transplant organs is immense and growing. Some scientists think animal organs might be a good way to increase the supply. Advances in cloning and gene editing have led to breakthroughs.
Kidney transplantation is typically classified as deceased-donor (formerly known as cadaveric) or living-donor transplantation depending on the source of the recipient organ. Living-donor renal transplants are further characterized as genetically related (living-related) or non-related (living-unrelated) transplants, depending on whether a ...
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