Toronto Team First in North America to use Ex Vivo Organ Perfusion Successfully in Kidney Transplantation

February 6, 2018

Dr. Markus Selzner, transplant surgeon and Director of the Abdominal Organ Transplant Fellowship at UHN, prepares the ex vivo organ perfusion system which allows a donor kidney to improve and repair itself, potentially leading to better outcomes for patients. (Photo: UHN)

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http://www.uhn.ca/corporate/News/PressReleases/Pages/Device_keeps_donor_kidneys_healthy_outside_the_body_until_transplant.aspx

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/new-device-revitalizes-less-than-ideal-donor-kidneys-for-transplant-1.3789676