title: Transplantation of organs: one of the greatest achievements in history of medicine.
abstract: The history of transplantation is a scientific journey describing the medical community's effort to understand how the human body works. Humans have long realized the possibilities which transplantation of organs and tissue provides. Throughout history people have always been intrigued by the possibilities of the transplantation of organs and tissues. In the 6th Century BC Indian surgeons described how to reconstruct facial wounds by transplanting skin from one place on the body to the other. During the middle age there were many references in historical medical literature of attempted blood transfusions as well as the transplantation of teeth. A skin transplant and a corneal transplant were reported in medical journals dating as far back as 1880. These early attempts were usually unsuccessful. Early in the twentieth century transplantation started to offer the promise of restored health and life. One of the exceptional medical advances of the twentieth century, organ transplantation has become a routine treatment for patients with organ failure which was a goal.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Immunology, Clinical center of University of Sarajevo. karamehicjasenko@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jasenko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Karamehic
authors.forename: Izet
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Masic
authors.forename: Armin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Skrbo
authors.forename: Zahida
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Drace
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Delic-Sarac
authors.forename: Djemo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Subasic
mesh_terms: D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000266:history*