J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.
ISSN 1880-1129

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J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.. 99(11): 746-748, 1998

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THE ACT FOR ORGAN AND TRANSPLANTATION AND THE PROSPET

Department of lmmunology, Medical lnstitate of Bioregulation Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Kikuo Nomoto

organ transplantation from brain-dead state becomes possible under the act for brain death and organ transplantation after a very Iong incubation period of 30 years. In a year after the enforcement of the act, we have no cases of such a type of organ transplantaion. There are many reasons for such difficulty, including the unfamiliarity of medical staffs to such a new type of organized medical action by teams including citizens.
Here, I will discuss how to break the difficulty.

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