Seven-year-old boy recovering well after five-organ transplant

Pioneering surgery on Jay Crouch at Birmingham hospital allows him to eat for first time

A seven-year-old boy has become the first child to undergo a five-organ transplant in a single operation.

Jay Crouch, who has a condition that left his small intestine twisted and caused complications with other organs since he was six weeks old, is recovering at home after receiving two kidneys, a pancreas, liver and small bowel during the 10-hour operation at Birmingham children’s hospital.

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