Successful Liver Transplant for 19-Year-Old in Thessaloniki

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1. νοσοκομείο  (n.)
   Ίδρυμα που παρέχει ιατρική περίθαλψη και θεραπεία. ↩︎
2. μεταμόσχευση  (f.)
   Η διαδικασία μετακίνησης ιστών ή οργάνων από έναν οργανισμό σε άλλον. ↩︎
3. ήπαρ  (n.)
   Όργανο που βρίσκεται στην κοιλιά και έχει διάφορες λειτουργίες, συμπεριλαμβανομένης της παραγωγής χολής. ↩︎
4. οικογένεια  (f.)
   Ομάδα ατόμων που συνδέονται με δεσμούς αίματος ή γάμου. ↩︎
5. διευθυντής  (m.)
   Το άτομο που έχει την ευθύνη για τη διαχείριση ενός οργανισμού ή τμήματος. ↩︎
6. κλινική  (f.)
   Ιατρική μονάδα παροχής υγειονομικής περίθαλψης. ↩︎

Translation

Text comprehension

Question 1: Where did the successful liver transplant take place?

Question 2: Who donated the liver for the transplant?

Vocabulary

Greek	English
νοσοκομείο  (n.)	hospital
μεταμόσχευση  (f.)	transplantation
ήπαρ  (n.)	liver
οικογένεια  (f.)	family
διευθυντής  (m.)	director
κλινική  (f.)	clinic

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A liver transplant conducted at the Hippocrates Hospital in Thessaloniki has been deemed a success, providing a ray of hope for a 19-year-old recipient suffering from chronic liver disease. The transplant operation, which spanned several hours, was performed by the hospital’s esteemed transplant team and concluded successfully by 8:30 PM on Tuesday.

The liver was donated by the family of a 12-year-old boy who tragically lost his life in an incident at the River Aracthos. In a gesture of profound generosity amidst their grief, the boy’s parents opted to donate his organs to save others in need.

According to Professor George Tsoulfas, the Director of the Transplant Clinic at Hippocrates Hospital, the condition of the 19-year-old is stable. “His outlook is promising, even though only two hours have elapsed since he exited the operating room.”

In related organ donation news, a kidney transplant was successfully performed on a 32-year-old man from Alexandroupoli. The kidney came from a 14-year-old who lost his life in an attempt to rescue the aforementioned 12-year-old, further emphasising the altruistic legacy left by the young donor.

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