0199 - Research In Body Organ Transplantation In China. The institute of bo...Back

Research In Body Organ Transplantation In China. The institute of body organ transplantation of the Tongji University in Wuhan, the centre of such research work in China, has made important advances in this field since 1960s. The institute has performed many clinical transplants of the kidney, liver, pancreas, parathyroid, adrenal gland, and spleen. It is staffed with a number of experts known both at home and abroad and equipped with modern lab facilities. It has carried out international academic exchange activities on many occasions. In this new field of medical science, China is approaching advanced international levels in the transplanting of the kidney, liver and pancreas. The transplanting of the adrenal gland and spleen in the institute is a rare practice worldwide.