Thailand has conducted its first successful multi-visceral transplant, according to Mahidol University's Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital.
A multi-visceral transplant is one in which the intestines are replaced, along with the liver and/or spleen, and sometimes the stomach.
The news was revealed on Tuesday at a press briefing by Dr Prasit Watanapa, dean of the faculty, and a team of doctors who carried out the procedure. Also present was Naphakporn Boonyapisit, the patient who underwent the transplant almost a year ago. She is now healthy and has no complications, the team said.
