Japan's 1st lung transplant patient leaves hospital

Japan's 1st lung transplant patient leaves hospital

The recipient of Japan's first lung transplant (L) from living donors is presented bouquet Dec. 28 as she was discharged from the Okayama University Hospital two months after the operation. The woman's name has been withheld.

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