Croatia just leveled up in healthcare 🚀! The Clinical Hospital Center of Rijeka – the country’s third-largest city – has pulled off a world-first kidney autotransplant, a procedure so complex it’s rarely attempted globally. Talk about surgical swagger! 💪
Here’s the breakdown: Doctors moved a patient’s damaged kidney to a new spot in her body (no donor needed!), and it kicked back into action like nothing happened. 🩺 The urology squad at Rijeka Hospital executed this medical mic drop to treat complications from a gynecological condition – proving Croatia’s got next-gen medical chops.
🇭🇷 Why it matters: This win cements Rijeka’s status as Croatia’s go-to for transplants, with the Health Ministry officially labeling them a ‘reference center’. Local media hype? Totally justified – this move could rewrite playbooks for organ transplants worldwide. 🌍
Psst… For context: Less than 20 global hospitals even attempt this procedure. Croatia’s now on that ‘medical innovation leaderboard’. 🏆
