Six-Organ Transplant

Surgery Saved my Life: Season 1: Episode 2

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Six-Organ Transplant

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Discovery | Discovery Channel | Air Date: December 7, 2006
Summary: Gretchen was 18 when she collapsed with intense stomach. Now, 14 years later, her entire digestive system has shut down. Dr. Elmagd, a pioneering multi-organ transplant surgeon from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and is going to try and help Gretchen with a six-organ proceedure. If it works, she will have survived the mostGretchen was 18 when she collapsed with intense stomach. Now, 14 years later, her entire digestive system has shut down. Dr. Elmagd, a pioneering multi-organ transplant surgeon from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and is going to try and help Gretchen with a six-organ proceedure. If it works, she will have survived the most complicated surgery in modern medicine. Expand
Genre(s): Science

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