Pig kidney works in human body for 271 days - is this the future of organ transplants?
- A kidney transplanted from a pig has worked inside a patient for 271 days – the longest on record, say US doctors.
- Tim Andrews said the transplant gave him "hope" and spared him months of needing to go to hospital to have his blood filtered by a dialysis machine.
- The team at Mass General Brigham hospital say their work shows pig organs can be used as a "bridge" until a human transplant becomes available.
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- A kidney transplanted from a pig has worked inside a patient for 271 days – the longest on record, say US doctors.
- Tim Andrews said the transplant gave him "hope" and spared him months of needing to go to hospital to have his blood filtered by a dialysis machine.
- The team at Mass General Brigham hospital say their work shows pig organs can be used as a "bridge" until a human transplant becomes available.
Sources: BBC News