Kolkata: A 34-year-old woman from Behrampore, who was suffering from breathlessness and dry cough for a year, underwent a complex surgery called Whole Lung Lavage, at NRS Medical College and Hospital.
A critically ill 33-year-old man survived an almost unimaginable scenario—living for 48 hours without lungs—thanks to a groundbreaking surgical approach. After a severe flu-triggered infection ...
Humans can’t live without lungs. And yet for 48 hours, in a surgical suite at Northwestern University, a 33-year-old man lived with an empty cavity in his chest where his lungs used to be. He was kept ...