Operations to transplant the heart, liver and kidneys of a young boy who was declared brain-dead into three different recipients were successfully completed early Saturday.
Surgeons at Osaka University Hospital said they transplanted the heart into a girl under age 10 Friday, making her the youngest heart recipient in Japan.
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