First-of-its-kind procedure combines scalp, skull, kidney and pancreas transplant
Friday, May 27, 2016 - 13:00
in Health & Medicine
Simultaneous transplantation of a "composite" skull and scalp flap plus a kidney and pancreas -- all from the same donor -- provided excellent outcomes for a patient with a non-healing scalp defect and declining organ kidney and pancreas function, according to a report.