Lung from Vellore now breathes inside man from Kathmandu
The New Indian Express
Even in Tamil Nadu, which has the best possible record for organ transplants in India, only 28 lung transplants have been done compared to 63 heart transplants, since 2008. “Lungs are the only organs which are in contact with air and microbes and germs …
India’s first lung minimal access transplant performed successfully in ChennaiNewstrack India
India’s First Minimal Access Transplant for Lung Performed Successfully at …Moneylife

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India’s first lung minimal access transplant performed successfully in Chennai
Newstrack India
Chennai, Nov.29 (ANI-Business Wire India): Lung transplant surgeons at Chennai’s Global Health City successfully performed India’s first successful minimal access lung transplant on a 61-year-old recipient. Raja Babu Shah underwent the minimal access …

India’s first lung minimal access transplant performed successfully in Chennai
Business Standard
Lung transplant surgeons at Chennai’s Global Health City successfully performed India‘s first successful minimal access lung transplant on a 61-year-old recipient. Raja Babu Shah underwent the minimal access transplant procedure on November 24, …
Lung from Vellore breathes in man from NepalThe New Indian Express

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India’s first lung minimal access transplant performed successfully in Chennai
ANINEWS
Chennai, Nov.29 (ANI-Business Wire India): Lung transplant surgeons at Chennai’s Global Health City successfully performed India’s first successful minimal access lung transplant on a 61-year-old recipient. Raja Babu Shah underwent the minimal access …

Don’t ignore persistent coughs, check for signs of lung cancer
Zee News
There are two major types of lung cancer; small-cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) – it accounts for 15% of the disease and is usually caused by smoking and typically begins in the large airways of the lungs from where it can spread to the brain. The other is …

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India’s First Minimal Access Transplant for Lung Performed Successfully at …
Business Wire India (press release)
The Lung Transplant Surgeons at Global Health City, Chennai, part of Global Hospitals Group, performed successfully India’s First successful Minimal Access Transplant for Lung on a 61 year recipient. On 24th November 2013, Mr. Raja Babu Shah …