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Boy under 10 gets heart from girl under 6

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Osaka University Hospital said Nov. 24 it successfully transplanted the heart from a girl aged under 6 who was declared brain dead the previous day to a boy aged under 10.

The girl’s organs were harvested for transplantation following family consent, according to the Japan Organ Transplant Network.

“We succeeded in smoothly transplanting (her heart),” operating surgeon Yoshiki Sawa said at a press conference.

If the recipient boy does well, he can leave hospital in three to six months, the hospital said. (Kyodo)

６歳未満の脳死女児の心臓、10歳未満の男児に移植成功

大阪大学附属病院は11月24日、脳死と判定された６歳未満の女児の心臓を10歳未満の男児に移植する手術を実施し、成功したと発表した。

The Japan Times ST: December 5, 2014