According to Japanese newspaper on June 8th (referenced if you can read japanese), the boy's condition deteriorated little bit.
The hospital where the operation was performed did not have the necessary facility/equipment for kidney transplant.
Hospital indicated they do not know what procedure was performed (guess this means what procedures were followed to take it out).
The police was unable to contact/reach the organ broker.
http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/s/article/2011060801001080.html
Which organ is he going to sell to buy the new edition of the iPad a year or two from now?
My money's on the tonsils, maybe a rib or two.![]()
(The hospital say they knew nothing about it, so either they're lying, or they have such awful administrative procedures that they don't even know what happens in their own premises -- either way it's not good).
That's crazy!
What is the going price for tonsils? I've always assumed they were kind of like your appendix in terms of transplant value (eg lack thereof)...
What an idiot. Though you can't really expect a child to make wise decisions. And how is he a HS freshman if he is 17?!
It's a bit ridiculous how this even went through at the hospital.
Did I mention that the kid is an idiot?
I would never compromise with my health ... for a freaking iPad![]()
A Chinese teenager wants compensation from the nine people who allegedly helped him sell his kidney so he could buy an iPad and an iPhone.
The 17-year-old, known only as Wang, is said to have suffered renal failure after his right kidney was removed by a surgeon in May 2011. The report did not say who the recipient of the organ was.
According to China's government-run Xinhua News Agency, one of the defendants received about 220,000 yuan (about $34,000 CAD) to arrange the removal and transplant. He paid Wang 22,000 yuan and split the rest with the other defendants, which include medical staff from the hospital where the operation took place.
The report said the boy responded to an online ad. His mother became suspicious when she saw her son's new Apple electronics and noticed his fresh scar.
Wang's lawyer is asking for 2.27 million yuan in compensation, reports CNN. The two-day hearing ended Friday, and a verdict is expected at a later date.
I wonder what Lance would pay for one of waloshin's testicles??
I wonder what Lance would pay for one of waloshin's testicles??
Not enough!