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A first double transplant of the arms and shoulders performed on a man in Lyon

Lyon: A First Double Transplant of the Arms and Shoulders Performed on a Man

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A 48-year-old Icelandic man on Wednesday became the first person to have both shoulders and both arms transplanted. The intervention was carried out on Wednesday in Lyon The first transplant of all the arms and shoulders was performed Wednesday in Lyon on a 48-year-old man. This Icelandic father, once an electrician, had both arms amputated at […]

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Jean-Pierre Saliège was transplanted from the kidney 50 years ago. A record of longevity and for him a real message of hope

He Has Lived for 50 Years with his Mother’s Kidney: A World Record

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Due to a malformation, Jean-Pierre Saliège, from Le Mans (Sarthe), underwent a kidney transplant half a century ago. For him, it is a “message of hope”. When Jean-Pierre Saliège was grafted kidney , General de Gaulle was president, the Beatles sang Hey Jude and the Man had not yet walked on the moon. 50 years later, he sees in this record longevity […]

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