Implement the first tongue and lower jaw and transplant the skill in the west The patient is expected to return to normal
The doctors of Spain were that a man implemented the facial transfer operation including tongue and lower jaw a few days ago, it is the first in the world. The doctor says, this patient can return to normal and eat, distinguish flavor, ability to swallow, and have spoken normally for the first time over the past 11 years.
Comprehensive foreign media's report, this man is 43 years old, come from Canary Islands, accepted the radiotherapy because of suffering from the malignant tumour 11 years ago, lost lower lip, lower jaw and tongue finally. On August 18, 30 doctors of a hospital of Valencia of Spain cooperate together, through the efforts of 16 hours, have finished this operation with highly difficult example.
According to leading doctor Pedro of this medical group? Cavadas says: "The patient has already seen oneself in the mirror, he is very glad. "
The patient can resume clear ability to speak, swallow, his tongue and face can resume consciousness.
It is reported, a 35 -year-old Belgian is the organ donor of this operation, this person lives in Spain, dead in a traffic accident.
It is reported, the facial transfer operation this time is the eighth in the world, and it is the first to transplant tongue and lower jaw at the same time. The first facial transfer operation in the world was implemented in 2005, a woman 38 years old in France succeeded in undergoing an operation after being scratched by the dog at that time, become the first place of the whole world " Change face " People. And the first tongue transfer operation is to finish in Austria in July of 2003 in the world, first 42 -year-old patient's tongues and lower jaws department presented malignant tumour and pathological change at that time, after the doctors excise the tongue of patient's pathological change, transplant the new tongue.
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