This woman had her trachea crushed in a car accident; when tracheal stents failed, she had a cadaveric trachea transplanted to her forearm to allow epithelialization with cheek cells before transplant to her neck. Amazing.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Trachea Transplant
This woman had her trachea crushed in a car accident; when tracheal stents failed, she had a cadaveric trachea transplanted to her forearm to allow epithelialization with cheek cells before transplant to her neck. Amazing.
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