Guest guest Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Malaysia's first transplanted kidney recipient dies after cat bite www.chinaview.cn 2006-06-12 KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's first transplanted kidney recipient has died of a kidney-related problem after being bitten by a stray cat, a local newspaper reported Monday. Martin Rinyeb, who was also the country's longest-surviving kidney transplant patient, died on March 25 of complications from a bite by a stray cat after living 31 years with a kidney from his younger brother, the New Straits Times said. Martin Rinyeb, a native in Malaysia's eastern state of Sarawak, received a donor kidney from his younger brother in Hospital KualaLumpur on December 15, 1975, when urologist Hussein Awang made Malaysian medical history with the transplant operation. The newspaper said that more than 1,000 kidney transplants have been carried out since then in Malaysia. Enditem http://news3.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-06/12/content_4683829.htm __ On 7 Dating: It's free to join and check out our great singles! http://www.7.com.au/personals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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