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Mexican Teen to Undergo Second Transplant Surgery

Aired February 20, 2003 - 06:07   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: We have some breaking news to tell you about right now. A Mexican teenager is now scheduled to undergo another transplant operation, and that will happen at 8:00 Eastern Time this morning.
Officials at Duke University have found a heart and lung for 17- year-old Jesica Santillan. She was mistakenly given organs from a donor with a different blood type, but they've found new organs for her with the right blood type, and they'll perform that operation at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time, so good luck to her.

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Aired February 20, 2003 - 06:07   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: We have some breaking news to tell you about right now. A Mexican teenager is now scheduled to undergo another transplant operation, and that will happen at 8:00 Eastern Time this morning.
Officials at Duke University have found a heart and lung for 17- year-old Jesica Santillan. She was mistakenly given organs from a donor with a different blood type, but they've found new organs for her with the right blood type, and they'll perform that operation at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time, so good luck to her.

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.