30/03/2015 12:00 (UTC)
ESPAÑA TRANSPLANTE CARA
GRA060 BARCELONA, 30/03/2015.- Parte del equipo multidisciplinario de 45 profesionales del Hospital Universitario de la Vall d'Hebron de Barcelona que realizó el pasado mes de febrero un trasplante de cara -el segundo de su historia- a un hombre español de 45 años que tenía un tumor en la misma, y al que le reconstruyeron la boca, la lengua, el cuello y la faringe, posa tras la rueda de prensa ofrecida hoy para explicar la intervención. EFE/Marta PérezSPAIN FACE TRANSPLANT:Some of 45 doctors and nurses from the Vall d'Hebron hospital in Barcelona, Spain, on 30 March 2015, pose for the Media during a press conference to explain the hospital's second face transplant. The patient, a 45-year old man, had a tumor on the face and had two thirds of the lower part of the face transplanted as well as a reconstruction of neck, mouth, tongue and pharynx. Up to 45 doctors and nurses took part in the 27 hours-long surgery that took place in February. EFE/Marta Perez
