3-year-old boy gets partial lung transplant from mother in world first

Great news! I was always under the impression that Japan put an age limit on these transplants/surgeries. I'm glad they were able to help this family! May the boy live a long and prosperous life!

Good for them both.

By the time the boy reaches between 10 and 15 years old, the lung capacity of the middle lobe will not be sufficient , therefore there is a plan to transplant the lower lobe of his father to the boy's left lung in the future. ( by that time he may be able to get a lung offer from a brain-dead donor also).

Is it me or was the title a little hard to comprehend the first 10 times I read it?

This news is definitely more refreshing to read than the usual "TEPCO/Government" fiasco ! Let's hope the little boy recovers quickly and completely with the "donation" from his mother.

Wonderful to see news like this. At 3 already has already undergone a bone marrow transplant, too.

Tough loving mom. ♡ Good luck to the kid (and hopefully other ones) from here on.

Only yesterday and the hospital has already 'deemed' it successful? That's a bit quick. Perhaps they mean that the surgery itself was completed successfully.

I hope the new lung continues to work properly and no rejection takes place. Ground-breaking surgical procedure, it could be!

Great stuff!

Genius! There is hope for me yet once tobacco takes its toll.

Japan is great and I salute the lady donating her part of lungs

Science is my god.