Transplanted pig kidney works in US man's body for record 271 days
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- U.S. doctors said a kidney transplanted from a pig functioned in a patient for 271 days, the longest recorded duration.
- Patient Tim Andrews said the transplant gave him hope and spared him months of hospital visits for dialysis.
A kidney transplanted from a pig functioned inside a U.S. patient for 271 days, the longest period recorded, according to U.S. doctors.
The patient, Tim Andrews, said the transplant gave him “hope” and spared him months of hospital visits for blood filtration through dialysis.
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