First transplant of small bowel
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Your support makes all the difference.The first small intestine transplant in Europe has been carried out at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge. The recipient, a married man in his thirties, is now in intensive care. His condition is said to be stable.
The operation signals the start of a small intestine transplant programme at Addenbrooke's, according to a hospital spokesman. It offers hope to many people - most of them young - whose lives are disrupted by injury or disease of the small bowel which has left them unable to eat and digest food normally. Many rely on intravenous feeding.
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