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Posted on January 20, 2011 | tags

 
 

Tech: Woman undergoes groundbreaking larynx, tracheal transplant

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  • Transplant recipient Brenda Jensen • Just the second person to receive a larynx transplant, and the first to receive both a larynx and tracheal transplant at the same time, Jensen spent thirteen days in recovery before speaking these first words. As the tongue, lips, brain, and lungs are critical to how people talk, it’s expected that her voice, new parts and all, will sound very similar to the one she lost. source