Alabama woman receives pig kidney in groundbreaking transplant surgery
#pigkidneytransplant #xenotransplantationAlabama woman, Towana Looney, successfully undergoes a pig kidney transplant in New York, marking a promising advancement in xenotransplantation research. The procedure gave her a new lease on life, freeing her from dialysis after eight years. read more
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Lisa Pisano, the second person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney, has passed away after initially showing signs of recovery following surgeries to treat kidney and heart failure. The experimental xenotransplantation aimed to address the organ shortage crisis. read more
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Lisa Pisano, a New Jersey woman with heart and kidney failure, received a pig kidney during innovative surgeries at NYU Langone Health. Doctors attached the donor pig's thymus gland to the kidney to aid organ tolerance. read more