Six Organs Removed, Put Back

"Lodged behind several organs and attached to arteries, the lemon-sized tumor in Brooke Zepp’s abdomen appeared to be inoperable. It was malignant and out of reach.

But on Monday, Ms. Zepp watched in awe as doctors at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center explained how they detached and removed six of her organs, cut out the cancerous tumor, then reassembled her insides. With a video of the March 4 operation on display at a news conference here, she wiped away tears and said: “I feel like I’m coming through the tunnel and I have a whole life.”

Her doctors smiled with pride. The surgery lasted 15 hours and was one of the first to involve taking so many organs out of the body: the stomach, liver, pancreas, spleen, small intestine and two-thirds of the large intestine..."

Read the full article by Damien Cave, at NY Times