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China achieves first combined pig liver-kidney transplant in human

A Chinese medical team has successfully performed the first-ever combined transplant of a pig's liver and kidneys into a brain-dead human patient. The transplanted organs functioned for nearly five days, demonstrating the feasibility of multi-organ xenotransplantation. This procedure offers a potential solution to the global organ shortage crisis. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster describes a novel medical procedure and its initial results, published in a peer-reviewed journal. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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China achieves first combined pig liver-kidney transplant in human

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Victoria Bela ·

    China performs first ever combined transplant of pig liver and kidney to human

    A Chinese team has transplanted a pig’s kidneys and liver into a patient who had suffered brain death, a world first which may pave the way for multi-organ animal-to-human transplants. After the operation, the organs functioned within the 53-year-old man for nearly five days befo…