Organ transplants. Making a match

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Sixty years ago, organ transplants for humans began to show signs of success. Since then, organ donation has saved millions of lives worldwide. This program gives viewers a detailed look at how transplant recipients and donors are matched, as well as what happens before, during, and after a transplant operation. Case studies profile an elderly man waiting for a heart transplant and a golf pro whose donated kidney gave her a new lease on life. The program also features commentary from transplant experts-including doctors at Stanford University's world-renowned transplant center-who describe state-of-the-art methods for predicting and treating organ rejection.

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28 min

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Date of Publication

[2006], c2005

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