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WashU Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Transplant Center perform breakthrough robotic liver-kidney transplant
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WashU Medicine and Barnes-Jewish surgeons performed the first reported robotic combined liver-and-kidney transplant, bringing minimally invasive techniques to a patient needing both organs. This could reduce surgical trauma and speed recovery for very sick transplant candidates. Continue for patient outcome, surgical details, and implications for multi-organ transplant care.
Originally published on WashU News by Mark Reynolds on Sep 2, 2026. Republished with permission.

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