World's first quadruple limb transplant performed in Turkey

London, Feb 25 (ANI): Doctors at a Turkish hospital claim to have performed the world's first quadruple limb transplant - attaching two arms and two legs to a young man.

Murat Tuncer, the head surgeon, appealed for blood donations to overcome possible complications following the 20-hour operation performed by more than 50 medics at Hacettepe University Hospital in Ankara.

The operation followed a failed triple limb transplant two months ago at another hospital in the southern city of Antalya, the Daily Express reported.

In that case, doctors were forced to remove a leg from a patient due to tissue incompatibility. The same patient also received two arms.

According to Tuncer, his team also performed a separate face transplant on Friday, which was the second such operation in Turkey this year. (ANI)