The success of the first intestinal transplant operation in the world .. from the body of a deceased to an infant

And Spain is one of the leading countries in the world in operations organ transplantMore than 102 operations were performed per million people in 2021, a rate that only United StateAccording to data from the Spanish Ministry of Health.

Baby Emma was diagnosed with intestinal failure when she was only one month old, because her intestines were very short, and her health rapidly deteriorated until she underwent a multi-viscera transplant.

Other than the intestines, Emma also got a liver, stomach, spleen and pancreas.

Before thanking the donor’s family and doctors, her mother told reporters: "The good news is that life goes on, and Emma is very brave and proves every day that she wants to keep living".

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And the hospital added in a statement, “The baby has now been released and is in excellent condition at home with her parents.”

And Spain is one of the leading countries in the world in operations organ transplantMore than 102 operations were performed per million people in 2021, a rate that only United StateAccording to data from the Spanish Ministry of Health.

Baby Emma was diagnosed with intestinal failure when she was only one month old, because her intestines were very short, and her health rapidly deteriorated until she underwent a multi-viscera transplant.

Other than the intestines, Emma also got a liver, stomach, spleen and pancreas.

Her mother told reporters before thanking the donor’s family and doctors: “The good news is that life goes on, and Emma is very brave and proves every day that she wants to keep living.”

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