Pig kidney works for a record 271 days inside the body of American patient - NBC News
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Pig kidney works for a record 271 days inside the body of American patient - NBC News

Source:NBC News
Author:David K. Li

A New Hampshire man lived for a record 271 days with a transplanted pig kidney before doctors replaced it with a human one — in a procedure that’s kept him alive ever since and could offer new hope to countless others, researchers said Thursday.