Dr. Rohan shows Harry his new kidney His daughter, Trewaunda Stackhouse, 45, of Waukegan, Illinois, stepped up to donate one of her kidneys. Harry Stackhouse was happy …
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Lung Transplantation
Woman with stage 4 colon cancer receives double lung transplant at Northwestern University
by News Sourceby News SourceAfter her colon cancer returned, Mandy Wilk was left with few options to stay alive. When she was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer in 2017, it had already spread …
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Lung Transplantation
Northwestern Medicine Performs First-ever Double Lung Transplant on Stage 4 Colorectal Cancer Patient
Minnesotan Amanda Wilke's 42nd birthday, June 10, wasn't just a day to celebrate. After battling colorectal cancer since 2017, Wilk rang the bell at Northwestern Medical School in Chicago to …
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Lung Transplantation
Mandy Wilk, Minnesota woman recovering from stage 4 cancer after double lung transplant at Northwestern Medical School in Chicago
by News Sourceby News SourceCHICAGO (WLS) — Doctors in Chicago performed a rare and difficult surgery to save the life of a woman with stage 4 cancer. In case you didn't know, Mandy Wilke …
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Mandy Wilke, a 34-year-old Minnesota resident, thought she only had two and a half years to live. She was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, which had spread to her …
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Kidney Transplantation
Northwestern Medicine researchers perform kidney transplant in conscious patient
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Kidney Transplantation
Northwestern Medicine surgeons perform awake kidney transplant with next-day discharge
by News Sourceby News SourceJohn and Pat from NMH Nicholas' best friend from grade school donated a kidney to him Nicholas began having problems with his kidneys when he was 16, …
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Kidney Transplantation
Northwestern Medicine kidney transplants are performed while patients are awake
The man from Chicago Northwestern Medicine During a cutting-edge operation, surgeons transplanted his childhood best friend's kidney into his body. Kidney transplant surgery. John Nicholas, 28, underwent the surgery on …
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Lung Transplantation
California doctor damages advanced cancer treatment, gets new lungs, liver at Northwestern University
by News Sourceby News SourceNorthwestern surgeons have successfully performed a combined lung and liver transplant on a patient with advanced lung cancer. This is a first for the hospital, and possibly a first in …
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Lung Transplantation
California doctor with cancer receives rare lung-liver transplant at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago
by News Sourceby News SourceCHICAGO (CBS) — A California doctor battling advanced stage lung cancer is now cancer-free after surgeons at Northwestern Memorial Hospital completed the first-ever lung and liver transplant on a cancer …