Mohali, Dec 9 (PTI) The Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (PILBS) in Mohali has conducted Punjab’s first-ever liver transplant at a state facility, Health Minister Dr Balbir Singh said on Tuesday.

Singh said this was the first time in Punjab’s medical history that such a delicate and complex surgery had been accomplished in a government institute.

The minister, in a statement, said that the lifesaving intervention was provided to a patient at Rs 12 lakh, which costs around Rs 45-50 lakh at private hospitals. Show Full Article

The transplant was performed on November 27, and the recipient is recovering well, expected to be discharged in a day or two, he added.

The minister congratulated the medical team led by the PILBS director and professor and head of Hepatology, Dr Virendra Si

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