Johns Hopkins University transplant surgeons have successfully completed what is believed to be the world’s first kidney transplant involving a kidney that was removed from the donor through her vagina and then transplanted into her niece. Removing the kidney through the vagina avoided the need to make a 5 to 6 inch incision in the donor’s abdomen and, instead, left only three pea-size scars, one of which is hidden in the navel. More about minimally invasive surgery.
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Tags: incision, johns hopkins, kidney, minimally invasive surgery, transplant, vagina
Dr. Steven Chang, the author of DailyDose, is a staff physician with Kosmix RightHealth. Dr. Chang practices Family Medicine at the University of California Davis Medical Center, where his medical interests include both pediatric and geriatric care, public health, gay and lesbian health, and sleep medicine. Dr. Chang trained at the Stanford University affiliated O'Connor Hospital, and was a research fellow at the National Institute of Health. He holds an M.D. from McGill University and a BA in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.
February 5th, 2009 at 9:35 am
cant c the pic properly
February 5th, 2009 at 9:37 am
on the other hand u dont realy want 2
February 5th, 2009 at 9:37 am
on the other hand u dont realy want 2!
February 5th, 2009 at 9:58 am
that’s amazing. wish u could give more details. but inorder to perform this surgery the donor has to be a woman.
February 5th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Having had a kidney transplant I am very impressed and hope that more succesful ones can be preformed. It could be a giant step for other transplants.
February 5th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
1001 uses for the vagina
February 5th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Interesting————-now if ‘they’ can recreate virgins———-why can they not repair eardrums ??????
February 5th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
way to go aunt all though if it were my family i would not have waited are asked for other ideas.!
February 5th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
right now i am doing my report an asthma and thought that this would be a good sit for facts. i have to have a fact sheet and like to see your Commons to us.:]
February 5th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
Wow!! Modern medicine is amazing, Tell Me, can they recharge the brain to see if they can get damaged areas reguvenated!? Another question is the only benefit was to avoid scarring in the abdomen!
February 5th, 2009 at 10:30 pm
Now a cure for migrains would be amazing!
February 5th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
My Father had a huge kidney tumor and kidney removed and recovered great unfortunatly the “cancer” moved to his brain and took his life. Anything they can do to make things easier and to get rid of the “C” WORD would make the lives of so many better. God bless you in your work! MISS MY DAD