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Monday, 20 March 2006 |
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Mongolia's first ever kidney transplant
was successfully performed at the 3rd Hospital in Ulan Bator several days ago,
Mongolian news media reported Sunday.
The operation lasted 10 hours. According to the doctors concerned, the
patient's body is getting better and her kidney is fine. The patient,
D.Oyuntsetseg, received the operation free of charge after citizens of Mongolia
raised the necessary funding.
The surgery was the first of its kind to have taken place in Mongolia. The
patient's twin sister was the donor in the operation. Mongolia's state honored
doctor L. Jambaljav conducted the operation with the assistance of an
experienced doctor from China.
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