Voice box transplant successful for California woman

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Voice box transplant successful for California woman

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By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times

January 20 2011, 3:16 PM EST

A voice box transplant has restored the speech of a 52-year-old Modesto woman 11

years after she lost her ability to speak and breathe on her own, surgeons from

UC reported Thursday. The 18-hour operation in October was only the second

time that such a transplant has been undertaken worldwide.

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