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Article: Double-lung transplant performed at Children's Hospital of Pittsburg.
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- November 21, 1990
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DOUBLE-LUNG TRANSPLANT PERFORMED AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
OF PITTSBURGH; ONLY SECOND PROCEDURE OF ITS KIND HERE
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- A pediatric double-lung transplant was performed at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh on Sunday, Nov. 18, 1990, the hospital said today.
This is the second double-lung transplant performed at Children's Hospital. The first pediatric double-lung transplant in the nation was performed at Children's Hospital on Jan. 9, 1989.
Tara Peters, 14, went into surgery at 7:45 a.m., Sunday. Surgery ended ...