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Best given liver transplant
Independent, The (London), Jul 31, 2002 by Kim Sengupta
THE FORMER footballer George Best had a liver transplant yesterday after a nine-month wait for a suitable donor.
The operation was necessary because decades of drinking had left up to 80 per cent of Best's liver permanently damaged. The surgery, if successful, might give him a 90 per cent chance of surviving for the next five years.
Best was told on Monday that a compatible donor liver had become available. He went to Cromwell Hospital in south-west London with his wife, Alex, for the operation yesterday morning.
The 56-year-old former Manchester United and Northern Ireland forward has stayed off alcohol for a year - the prerequisite for a liver transplant.
Professor Roger Williams, who supervised the operation, said yesterday: "It's proceeding satisfactorily but it is very early hours."
Copyright 2002 Independent Newspapers UK Limited
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