...And it's probably the best present Tim Sawley has ever received from wife Talitha for Christmas. 9News
"I was at 7 percent kidney function only a week ago," says Tim.
"A renal transplant's a complex operation, and previously we were not able to do so using minimal invasive keyhole surgery," says Professor Howard Lau, urologist at Sydney's Westmead Hospital. "We make a small hole just enough for the kidney itself, which is usually about 5 centimetres or so, and that's enough to put the kidney in."
This first time surgery in Australia means options could now increase for other renal patients, particularly those who may be overweight, as traditional open surgery for such patients is regarded as too risky.But for surgeons, there is one overarching problem that only public support can help.
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