Pig kidney kept American patient alive for 271 days
By The BriefBrief
An American patient lived for a record 271 days with a transplanted pig kidney inside his body, Boston doctors later replaced it with a human kidney earlier this year. Researchers said the human transplant has kept him alive ever since.
WHO:Researchers
WHAT:Boston doctors replaced a transplanted pig kidney with a human kidney after it had functioned for 271 days, and the patient has remained alive since the human transplant.
