Transplant of donor's left lung to man's right lung

Transplant of donor's left lung to man's right lung

OKAYAMA, Japan - Associate professor Takahiro Oto at Okayama University Hospital explains the transplant of a brain-dead donor's left lung in place of a recipient's right lung, the first such successful operation in Japan, on July 3, 2014, in Okayama City. (Kyodo)

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