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[The transplanted pig kidney continued to work in the patient's body for 271 days, setting a record for the longest period of similar trials without the need for dialysis] On September 8, the Baihan research team at Massachusetts General Hospital in the United States published a report in the new issue of "The Lancet" magazine, stating that in January 2025, they transplanted a kidney from a Yucatan mini-pig to Tim Andrews, a 66-year-old patient with end-stage renal failure. The pig kidney continued to work in his body for 271 days, setting a record for the longest time a patient did not need dialysis after a pig kidney xenotransplantation.
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