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'He's a little fighter': Top U.S. doctor Site Web Enter your search transforms life of boy, 7, thanks to a groundbreaking operation to remove pancreatic cells and infuse them into the child's liver Gary Wanganeen had an islet auto-transplant to help produce insulin The boy has been suffering from severe pancreatitis for years It was the first time the surgery has been performed in Australia The surgery took 18 months to organise with top U.S. doctors Mum, Chanel Brown, found out about the procedure on Facebook

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A seven-year-old boy from Adelaide has had his life transformed thanks to an Australia-first DON'T MISS operation by a top U.S. doctor. PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Gary Wanganeen's pancreas was removed and islet cells from the organ 're-infused' into the boy's Katherine Jenkins looks liver, after suffering from severe pancreatitis for years, according to ABC News. radiant as she steps out with husband Andrew The surgery was 18 months in the making and included an extensive ethical review and Levitas and their international consultation with a U.S. pioneer in islet cell isolation, Dr Balamurugan Appakalai, who newborn daughter travelled from the University of Louisville in the United States to oversee the procedure. for the first time

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If left untreated, the young boy could have ended up a diabetic and he also ran the risk of getting Jim Carrey's ex- pancreatic cancer as an adult. girlfriend took her own life after 'her mother The boy's mother, Chanel Brown, told ABC News, she had asked doctors to perform the surgery called her a FAILURE on after hearing about the islet auto-transplant procedure on Facebook. her 30th birthday' following her split from She said her son was on opiates to control severe pain and had missed a lot of school. the comedian 'I just looked for pancreas support pages and there's lots of them in the [United] States,' Ms Brown said. Jesy Nelson shows off her toned curves in khaki shirtdress as joins Little Mix bandmate Leigh-Anne Pinnock to promote latest single Love Me Like You

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