World's first lung transplant on British woman

June 17, 2011 16:48

Becky Jones will always be remembered in medical history.

British surgeons have carried out what they claim is the world's first lung transplant on the 20-year-old woman who was suffering from two fungal conditions.

A team at the University Hospital of South Manchester has successfully carried out the transplant on Becky Jones who was suffering from multi-resistant Aspergillus, a common airborne fungus, and multiple fungal balls in her old lungs.

Lung transplant patients have never before been able to have the operation while suffering from either of these conditions. But, Jones is now able to breathe freely again.

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