A Frenchwoman who received the world’s first partial face transplant has died, 11 years after the surgery that opened the way for dozens of other transplants worldwide.

　　世界首位接受了面部移植手术的法国女子已经离世，她在11年前接受的手术在全世界范围内开创了几项移植手术的先河。

　　The Amiens University Hospital in northern France announced Tuesday that Isabelle Dinoire succumbed to cancer in April.

　　法国北部亚敏大学医院周二宣布，伊莎贝尔?迪诺尔已经于四月因癌症离世。

　　Her family wanted the 49-year-old’s her death kept private.

　　她家人为尊重隐私，这位49岁女子的死讯被推迟宣布。

　　The hospital did not release further details and it is not clear if her illness was related to the transplant.

　　医院没有透露更多细节，尚不清楚她的疾病是否与移植手术有关。

　　But heavy use of immunosuppressant drugs had weakened her system.

　　但是大量使用免疫抑制素药物确实削弱了她的免疫系统。

　　In 2005, French doctors Bernard Devauchelle and Jean-Michel Dubernard stunned the world by announcing they had given Dinoire a donor’s nose, lips, chin and parts of her cheek. She had been disfigured in a dog attack.

　　2005年，法国医生伯纳德·戴福谢尔和让-迈克尔·迪贝尔纳震惊了全世界——他们宣布为迪诺尔移植了来自捐赠者的新的鼻子、嘴唇和一部分脸颊。她此前被自家宠物狗咬伤面部。

　　Dinoire’s partial face transplant sparked worldwide controversy. Critics questioned the ethics and the long-term consequences of the operation.

　　迪诺尔的一部分皮肤是移植的，这震动了全世界的保守人士。批评的声音质疑这中间的伦理道德和手术的长期后果。

（编辑：何莹莹）