A hospital first
Rare triple-organ transplant is successful at Texas Children's Hospital
Doctors at Texas Children’s Hospital have performed a rare triple-organ transplant, the first in the hospital's history.
Taylor Sherrouse underwent the 13-hour-surgery June 22 to replace her heart, lungs and liver, which had been severely damaged by cystic fibrosis. Officials said Wednesday that the 16-year-old from Brenham is recovering well and they hope to discharge her later this week.
Sherrouse is one of only three pediatric patients in the country to receive heart, lungs and liver in one operation this decade.
Dr. Jeffrey S. Heinle, surgical director of Texas Children’s heart and lung transplantation program, performed the heart-and-double-lung portion of the transplant, which lasted more than nine hours. Once the heart and lungs were transplanted, Dr. John Goss, director of the liver transplant programs at Texas Children’s and associate professor at Baylor College of Medicine, performed a three-and-a-half hour liver transplant.
Journey left the stage early.
Photo by Brianna Griff
