Infant Receives New Liver and Small Intestine
A 14-month-old Florida boy who received a liver and small intestine in an experimental transplant was doing well Sunday and may be moved out of intensive care soon, doctors said.
Calvin Oliveira was in critical but stable condition at University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics after undergoing the double transplant Saturday.
Calvin suffered from short bowel syndrome, a rare disorder that left only 5% of his small intestine functional. The child’s liver deteriorated as a result of the intravenous feeding the condition required.
Doctors said the child was near death when the two organs from a Rochester, N.Y., baby became available Friday. Calvin was flown from Deerfield Beach, Fla., to Madison for the eight-hour operation.
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