Health|âThere Was Nothing Anybody Could Do for These Patients.â Now There Is.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/06/health/trachea-transplant-genden.html
Sonia Sein, outside her Bronx home, had irreparable damage to her trachea. She received a new trachea in January and is believed to be the first patient in the world to undergo a successful direct transplant of a donor trachea.Credit...Sarah Blesener for The New York Times
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âThere Was Nothing Anybody Could Do for These Patients.â Now There Is.
The first successful direct transplant of a trachea is a medical milestone that could help thousands of people with airways damaged by ventilators and other causes.