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A baby girl from Spain named Emma was born with an intestine that is too short. This prevents food from being absorbed properly by her body and her health rapidly got worse and worse. She was too young but was already diagnosed with intestinal failure. Emma had to get a new intestine. She became the first to have an intestine transplant. Thankfully, the procedure was a success and her health is now in good condition after the transplant was done.
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Discussion Questions:
- What is your reaction to this news?
- What do you think of the progress in medical technology?
- What comes to your mind when you hear the word “transplant”? Why?
- What are your thoughts on organ transplantation?
16 replies on “World’s First Intestine Transplant”
1.- Well, my reaction to this news is first of all, immense joy, because it was possible to save this baby’s life, great satisfaction for the Spanish medical team that has achieved this, great professionals, and also gratitude because there are people who donate their organs, because without this altruistic action on the part of people, this baby could not have been saved.
2.- Well, I think that advances in medical technology have created innovative treatments, with medicine becoming more personalized, and medical care becoming more efficient, with telemedicine, gene therapies, and surgical robotics. These advances have allowed health care to be more accessible and precise, improving the health and quality of life of millions of people.
3.-When I hear the word “transplant,” concepts like life, hope, medical advances, solidarity and altruism come to mind. This is because a transplant represents the opportunity for a life or a new life for people with diseases that would lead to death for some and a significantly improved quality of life for others.
4.- Organ transplantation is one of the greatest achievements in modern medicine, providing a second chance at life to thousands of people every year. But the problem is that it has become a very profitable business, as there is a shortage of organs to donate. I think it is a market that should be more closely monitored and regulated.
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1. What is your reaction to this news?
I felt amazed to see how the advances in medicine can save lives and allow us to live longer. The intestine of a baby has a small size and I consider that this adds more difficulty to the transplant process. It is incredible how nowadays we have qualified personnel and specific material for these interventions.
2. What do you think of the progress in medical technology?
Medical technology is progressing faster and faster. Today we are able to perform interventions and treat diseases that were untreatable in the past.
3. What comes to your mind when you hear the word “transplant”? Why?
I think of a very complex surgical procedure, which is critical to s save people’s lives. In addition, I have in mind the importance of timelines when a transplant is carried out, as the organ must be transplanted within a very specific timeframe.
4. What are your thoughts on organ transplantation?
I believe that it is a very important process in order to save lives and it is a very personal decision for each individual. Personally, I am very sure that when I pass away, I would like to donate as many organs as possible to other people who need them.
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1.- What is your reaction to this news?
I’m truly amazed and delighted by Emma’s story. It’s inspiring to see how organ transplants can make such a significant difference in someone’s life.
2.- What do you think of the progress in medical technology?
The advancements in medical technology are astounding. It’s fascinating how we can now carry out complex procedures that were once thought impossible.
3.- What comes to your mind when you hear the word “transplant”? Why?
When I think of “transplant,” I associate it with renewal and the possibility of life. It represents an opportunity for those in need to regain their health.
4.- What are your thoughts on organ transplantation?
I view organ transplantation as a crucial development in medicine. It provides essential options for individuals facing severe health challenges, allowing them to continue living.
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1. What is your reaction to this news?
It is very exciting and incredible news that an intestinal transplant can be performed on a baby with only 11 months old.
2. Advancements in technology are revolutionizing the healthcare system. The progress in medical technology during the last years has been incredible and will be more incredible in the coming years with the artificial intelligent.
3. When I hear the word “transplant” I think that there is a person with a very serious health problem and the only option for cure is the transplant. It is a major surgery that requires a large number of health professionals.
4. Transplantation saves many lives where no other options are available. People can choose to donate some organs. A good coordination for the transplants is very important. But there are also risks: infections, rejection or failure etc.
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1. What is your reaction to this news?
Amazing that a person can have an intestine transplant when she is only 11 month old.
2. What do you think of the progress in medical technology?
A lot of progress in a very short period of time.
3. What comes to your mind when you hear the word “transplant”?
Dangarous. Why? because you don’t know if your body will reject it.
4. What are your thoughts on organ transplantation?
It is a good progress but to be able to perform a transpant, organ donors are needed.
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1. Amazing that a person can have an intestine transplant when she is only 11 month old.
2. A lot of progress in a very short period of time.
3. Dangarous. Why? because you don’t know if your body will reject it.
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What is your reaction to this news?
Happy to know that this baby will be able to survive to this strange condition and even living a normal-like life. Happy also for her parents and near family, and extensively for further people who undergone this disease because now they know that it can be cured.
What do you think of the progress in medical technology?
It is one of the most impressive progress in humanity. In the last decades we are reaching such levels of medical technology that we are able now to live more and better years than before.
What comes to your mind when you hear the word “transplant”? Why?
The most difficult surgery. An intervention that needs many health professionals in many different specialities, working together to help one person laying on a stretcher in the center of the operating room.
What are your thoughts on organ transplantation?
It’s a very good thing. I know that sometimes it takes you to think about something as bad as the kidnapping, murder and organ trafficking, but fortunately these are very few cases compared to the large number of wanted and successful transplants there have been.
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1. I am amazed and impressed by the advances in medicine. That a baby could transplanted the stomach and other organs in a small body in growth with successful is amazing!.
Hopefully this girl could grow healthy and have a good live.
2. Currently we have good physicians, doctors and investigators that work hard to make further progress in curing disease.
The human body has been studied since antiquity but major discoveries such as bacteria, penicillin and vaccines have contributed to the major advances in research.
3. Well this is a big world, it involves many years of study, many people working together to make it reality, advanced technology and a little hope and faith in the outcome.
A result that saves lives and improves quality of life to the people.
4. Today an organ transplantation it’s super important it saves lives, or extends life expectancy for sick people.
We have to think about organ donation as a way to save lives.
I should consider being a donor to offer opportunities to those who need it.
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1. It is amazing just imagine that this is possible.
2. It is crazy the speed at which technology advances.
3. Due to my work, I am really used to this terminology. To me this transplant is a synonym for second chance.
4. I look forward to the day when we can create synthetic organs that can be transplanted and avoid rejection problems.
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