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Maine Girl Bouncing Back After 6-Organ Transplant
Posted: Feb 3, 2012 7:23 AM
HOLLIS, Maine - A 9-year-old Maine girl is home after undergoing a transplant of six organs to remove a tumor that was spreading throughout her abdomen.
Doctors at Children's Hospital Boston replaced Alannah Shevenell's stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas and a portion of her esophagus in October.
It's believed to be the first-ever transplant of an esophagus and the largest number of organs transplanted at one time in New England.
The surgery was necessary to remove a massive and rare cancerous tumor that was overtaking her organs and closing in on her heart.
The spunky, bright-eyed girl returned Wednesday to her home in Hollis and is enjoying sledding and her scrapbooks.
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