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Limb transplant patient dies in Turkey

The patient who received the world’ s first quadruple limb transplant in a university hospital in the Turkish capital of Ankara died on Monday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. Doctors at the Hacettepe University in Ankara was quoted as saying that the patient, Sevket Cavdar, “died despite all precautions and intensive care treatment.” Cavdar […]

World’s first quadruple limb transplant operation over in Turkey

The world’s first quadruple limb transplant operation came to an end on Saturday at Hacettepe University in Turkey’s capital Ankara, the country’s semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. The operation, which began on Friday morning, transplanted two arms and two legs of a deceased donor to a patient, Dr. Murat Tuncer was quoted as saying. “The […]

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