Pig kidney transplanted into man for first time ever at Massachusetts General Hospital
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BOSTON – For the first time ever, surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston transplanted a pig kidney into a living human patient.
Mass General said Thursday the procedure was the first successful procedure of its kind in the world.
The kidney recipient was identified as 62-year-old Rick Slayman of Weymouth. He is recovering well at Mass General and the hospital expects him to be discharged soon.
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