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US surgeons transplant pig’s kidney to live patient in world first
AFP-21 Mar 2024, 11:45 PMThe patient is recovering well in hospital and is expected to be discharged soon.
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The four-hour operation was carried out on Saturday at Massachusetts General Hospital. (AP pic)
WASHINGTON: A team of surgeons has successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a living patient for the first time, a US hospital said today.
The four-hour operation was carried out on Saturday on a 62-year-old man suffering from end-stage kidney disease, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) said.