“It is argued that several up to now hopeless medical conditions might benefit from such procedure.”
He believes that it a team of 100 could perform the operation in 36 hours — at a cost of £8.5million.
Both heads would have to be removed at the same time, and reconnected within an hour.
"This is no longer science fiction. This could be done today — now. If this operation is done it will provide a few people with a substantial amount of extra life,” he said. “The only reason I have not gone further is funding."
However, Dr Calum Mackellar, from the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics, added: "This sounds like something from a horror movie."
据外国媒体7月3日报道,日前,意大利都灵一位名叫塞尔吉奥•卡纳韦罗的神经外科医生表示,人类可能首次实现头颅移植。
头颅移植主要的障碍就是脊髓的再接合,移植完成后如果无法实现脊髓结合,病人就将瘫痪。不过,最近的科研进展让这一切成为可能,这种突破意味着以前许多不治之症也有救了。
1970年,美国神经外科医生罗伯特•怀特成功将一个猕猴的头颅移植到另一个猕猴身上,因此,卡纳韦罗医生也想利用相似的方法进行人类头颅移植。“这种先 进的技术不仅存在于科幻小说中了,如今在现实生活中也可以实现。如果这种手术能成功的话,那么将会给一部分人带来福音,他们的生命或许会因此延续,”卡纳 韦罗说。
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