Heart transplant surgery: the second heart transplant operation in Turkey. Photograph by United Press International, 1968.
- Date:
- 1968
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- 794741i
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On the left is a man recording the operation with a camera
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London : United Press International, 1968.
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1 photograph : photoprint ; image 15.8 x 25.1 cm
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Second heart transplant, Istanbul, Turkey. The second heart transplant operation team at work, at the Istanbul Chest Surgery Centre Hospital on November 26th, at Istanbul. Dr Siyami Ersek, 48, and his team of 35, carried out the 4-hour operation on Ali Akgul, 26. The donor was Cihat Önal, 51, a construction worker. 28th November, 1968. United Press International.
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Wellcome Collection 794741i
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Copyright: United Press International
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