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Dec 18, 2009
Dr. Kato is an expert in ex vivo resection — taking out organs and operating on them outside the body to remove tumors that cannot be treated in any other way, and then sewing the organs back in. The procedures are grueling surgical marathons that can easily last 30 hours or more, involve a dozen surgeons and anesthesiologists and cost more than $300,000.
Full story from The New York Times.
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Helium
December 18th, 2009 at 10:47 am
Very interesting. I would call this heroic medicine — in every snese of the word.
December 18th, 2009 at 11:15 am
Fascinating.
December 18th, 2009 at 11:44 am
I wonder if insurance pays for this? Obviously they can’t do this for everbody.