The 12-hour multi-organ transplant was completed at Melbourne's Austin Hospital early this morning.
Brendan Cole, 32, had been suffered worsening intestinal failure since childhood and has endured more than 30 operations.
Surgeons replaced his small intestine, liver, pancreas and duodenum, in an operation regarded as the most complex and risky of all transplant procedures.
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Their request seemed simple enough: the patient and his wife, both in their 70s, wanted a copy of what I’d written in their medical file. During their visit, I had watched them refer to a well-thumbed collection of doctors’ notes and medication lists, so when they asked for a copy of my note just before leaving, I assumed it would simply be added to the others
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