Doctors at the “Sfanta Maria” children’s hospital in Iasi managed to save the life and transplant the leg of a 15-year-old boy who was hit by a train near Vatra Dornei station. The operation lasted 13 hours, reports Agerpres.

However, doctors from Iasi were forced to remove the spleen of a 15-year-old boy.

The boy is now in the intensive care unit under the constant supervision of doctors, said Dr. Solange Tamara Roche, spokesperson for the “Santa Maria” Children’s Hospital in Iasi.

“During the intervention, osteosynthesis of the left tibia was performed and the left calf was reimplanted. He also underwent a splenectomy. Vital signs and plasmapheresis were maintained and performed by the ATI team,” explained Dr. Solange Tamara Rosu.

On Tuesday, a 15-year-old boy was taken by SMURD helicopter to the “Sfanta Maria” children’s hospital in Iasi. A boy’s leg was amputated after he was hit by a train near Vatra Dorney Bai railway station.

In December, doctors from Iasi transplanted the hands of a 15-year-old girl

In December, doctors at the “Sfanta Maria” children’s hospital in Iasi managed to transplant both hands of a 15-year-old girl who was a victim of a bus accident.

The surgery, during which doctors succeeded in replanting both arms of the teenager, lasted 20 hours and involved 10 doctors, 8 nurses, 4 nurses and two stretchers.

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