An international kidney exchange saved the lives of a patient at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem in Israel and a patient in the Czech Republic, The Jerusalem Post reports.
The “complex and sensitive cross-continental operation” required coordination between senior officials in both countries.
"We went through an operation during which the Israeli kidneys left on time for the Czech Republic, the Czech kidneys arrived on time in Israel and were successfully transplanted into the patients, and everyone is feeling well — the wonderful donors and the patients who received a new lease on life," Dr. Abed Khalaileh, director of Hadassah hospitals’ kidney transplantation service, told The Jerusalem Post.
“Seeing the relief and joy on the faces of the patients after the surgery makes it clear how important and significant the donation is and how vital our connection with doctors worldwide is to save lives,” he added.
Read the full story in The Jerusalem Post.
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