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

Published by NBC News By David K. Li · 4 September 2026 at 19:40
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Pig kidney works for a record 271 days inside the body of American patient - NBC News
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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.

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