First lung transplant in Hungary - successful

The first Hungarian lung transplant operation - that took place on December 12, 2015 - was successful. The news was announced this Saturday in the National Istitute of Oncology in Budapest by the Director-General of the Institute, Dr Miklós Kásler.

The six-hour operation - in which the lung of a 59-year-old donor was transplanted into a 53-year patient - took place after long preparations. The recepient,  Tibor Stumpf is said to be doing well.