An Ontario teen with cystic fibrosis is breathing much easier these days, thanks to a triple-organ transplant billed as the first of its kind.
Reid Wylie of Toronto underwent a 17-hour operation in August to replace his failing lungs, liver and pancreas.
The surgery at Toronto General Hospital means he no longer must depend on an oxygen tank, swallow daily handfuls of pills to digest his food or take insulin shots to control his diabetes.
The hospital says a number of triple transplants have been performed using various organs but this is believed to be the first in the world to replace the lungs, liver and pancreas in a single operation.
