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Articles by Mons Lie
Kidney transplant patients at Ullevål Hospital 1963–83
- Sara Namek,
- Tore Schweder,
- Mons Lie
13.12.2021:
The first successful kidney transplant in Norway was performed at Ullevål Hospital on 5 November 1963 (1). The patient, a 35-year-old man, lived for 22 years after receiving a kidney donated by his mother. This operation was performed nine years after the world's first successful kidney transplant...
My Nepalese eye
- Mons Lie
24.03.2015:
In October 2014 I underwent cataract surgery at Geta Eye Hospital in western Nepal, performed by eye surgeon Suresh Raj Pant. The reason for choosing this somewhat exotic location for my operation lies in the impressive priority the Government of Nepal has placed on eye health, and a hospital which...
New cardiovascular hospital in Astrakhan, Russia
- Mons Lie,
- Steinar Solberg,
- Harald Lindberg,
- Øyvind Skraastad
27.03.2012:
Three years ago the Russian authorities built a hospital for cardiac surgery – the Astrakhan Centre for Cardiovascular Surgery. It was intended to serve a population exceeding 12 million inhabitants who previously had no access to cardiac surgery. Areas of unrest such as Chechnya, Ingushetia and...