11-10-2016 11:09 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Baby Imogen is youngest to have double lung transplant operation

A baby girl from Brighton has become the youngest person in Britain to have a double lung transplant after receiving a pair of lungs just six inches long. Imogen Bolton was just five-and-a-half months old and 9lb 15oz when she had the life-saving operation. The disorder means tiny blood vessels in the lungs do not develop properly, causing serious breathing problems and a lack of oxygen in the blood that makes the heart work harder.
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