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Just a bit of a ?, nothing wrong just wanted to know if someone rejected a transplanted organ could they remove the organ and put it back in the donor

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Short answer is: No. This is not possible. Transplanting the organ to someone else is also not possible.

Dr Munshower and 3 doctors agreed

Answered 7/26/2014

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