I was dying and you saved my life. What did I, like so many, know about organ transplantation before a sudden organ failure threatened my existence? Once, replacing irreversebly sick organs was a dream. In the second half of the twentieth century, step by step, this dream became reality. In this chapter you will discover how coincidences, the strong belief of medical pioneers and the persistent labour of so many invisible hands tell the stories of surgeons, donors and recipients.
Organ transplantation: yesterday, today and tomorrow Online version of the CDROM " Organ transplantation" in 12 languages. It tells the history, the current trends and the future of organ tranplantation.THE CDROM received an award in France, in 2003, in the category of "best medical media". Click on the left column.