Three way kidney Transplant

A remarkable story, yes.

But not new and not unique to socialized medicine.

Jun 26, 2006 3:11 pm US/Eastern NYC's First 3-Way Kidney Transplant
Six Surgical Teams and 40 Clinicians Perform Procedure Together; Three Patients Get Kidneys

http://wcbstv.com/topstories/Kidney.....2.235951.html

i seem to remember one recently where there were more.....perhaps 9 i think

Isn't that what they call a "domino" transplant? Or have I watched WAAAYYYY too much Grey's Anatomy?? LOL....

Oh, okay - thanks for the clarification. Truly didn't know and for once I was too lazy to look it up...

I wouldn't be claiming tremendous breakthrough just yet.
This is only the surgery, not the outcome.
Let's hear how it goes after implant and down the road a few years.

Jolie & Morte,

"Vassilios Papalois, consultant renal surgeon at Hammersmith, said: "The surgery was a success and I hope we can do more paired and pooled transplants. In the US they are already doing up to 12 pairs at once - so that's something to aspire to."
The result of the surgery has been dramatic. Three months on all six patients are doing well."
Straight from the article linked in the initial post. :P