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Miracle surgery in Taiwan saves legs of Jiangsu elephantiasis patient

A 24 year old woman from Jiangsu, Wang Cheng, is all smiles again after a successful operation in Taiwan on her rare condition, elephantiasis, which has hit her since the age of six and caused her legs to treble in size to about 50 kilos. Wang's condition... ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Wed, Jul 23 2008

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