
Surgeons keep man alive without lungs, paving new path to transplant
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Chicago medical team develops breakthrough artificial lung system that prevents heart failure during lung removal, opening new treatment possibilities.
"Just one day after we took out the lungs, his body started to get better because the infection was gone." Melissa Rudy is senior health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to melissa.rudy@fox.com.
When his condition escalated to severe pneumonia and sepsis, his heart stopped and the team performed CPR, according to a press release on the case.
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