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Turin, 2 July 2018 – transplantation network Mediterranean works. Last night, the life of a 7-year-old boy from the Cuneo province of Moroccan origin was saved thanks to a liver donation even in Greece to Crete. The intervention, performed by the team of Professor Mauro Salizzoni (Director of the Liver Transplant Center of Molinette Hospital of the City of Turin), lasted about 8 ½ hours and is technically successful. The child was suffering from cryptogenic cirrhosis and is now in intensive care (Dr. Pier Paolo Donadio).
Yesterday morning, part of the group of the same team flew to Greece, with the support of the Piedmontese. , to take the organ given by a child of the same age who died in a road accident. In the afternoon until the evening, the transplant took place at Molinette Hospital in Turin. Perfect, as always, also the work of the Coordination of the Regional Transplant Center of the city of Turin, led by Professor Antonio Amoroso
Everything worked perfectly. A great gesture for a great international history, just at a time when there is a lot of discussion about migrants.
The Molinette liver transplant activity continues unabated. In the morning, the third transplant took place in the last 24 hours.
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