Ljubljana Surgeons Celebrate New Medical Success

Ljubljana, 17 November - In what is the first procedure of its kind in the world, surgeons of Ljubljana's Klinicni center have performed the first replacement of an aorta valve with a minimum incision and epidural anaesthesia, head surgeon Dr. Tomislav Klokockovnik told the press on Monday, confirming earlier reports that the city's central hospital performed another breakthrough procedure.

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