The Pros And Cons Of Embryonic Surgery

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In 1963 in Jacksonville Mississippi, the first human lung traspant was preformed by Dr. James Hardy. Although the procedure went very nice and smooth, the patient started to have kideny faliure and became increasingly malnourished. Eighteen days later the patient died. For a single lung transplant, the incision will be made on the side of the lung to be transplanted. For a bilateral sequential transplant, the incision will be made horizontally across the chest below the breasts. The diseased lung will be carefully removed and replaced by the donor lung. If a person who is a smoker may not be given or be allowed to give a lung. Usually a person who is giving a lung has to be under 65 so if the lung is given to a younger person their lungs