Thymus transplantation

Thymus transplantation
ICD-9-CM07.94

Thymus transplantation is a form of organ transplantation where the thymus is moved from one body to another. It is used in certain immunodeficiencies, such as DiGeorge Syndrome.[1]

  1. ^ Markert ML, Devlin BH, McCarthy EA, Chinn IK, Hale LP (2008), Lavini C, Moran CA, Morandi U, Schoenhuber R (eds.), "Thymus Transplantation", Thymus Gland Pathology: Clinical, Diagnostic, and Therapeutic Features, Milano: Springer Milan, pp. 255–267, doi:10.1007/978-88-470-0828-1_30, ISBN 978-88-470-0828-1, PMC 7120154, retrieved 2024-04-14