Published
Video length: 1 min
Medicine: the recipient of the first pig kidney transplant has died
Medicine: the recipient of the first pig kidney transplant has died
(franceinfo)
A man who received a pig kidney transplant for the first time has died, a hospital in Boston, United States, announced on Sunday, May 12. This type of transplant should make it possible to compensate for the lack of donors.
For the first time in the world, a genetically modified pig kidney transplant was carried out on a living patient last March. The man suffered from terminal kidney disease. The Boston hospital (United States) announced his death on Sunday May 12. There is no indication that the transplant is linked to it. “Slayman will forever be seen as a beacon of hope for transplant patients. We are deeply grateful for his trust“, commented the hospital.
Addressing the organ shortage
In April, a pig heart transplant was carried out. An entirely artificial organ was created in 2013, from which around fifty people around the world were able to benefit. These developments would make it possible to alleviate the shortage of organs. Currently in France, due to a lack of donors, one in two patients find it impossible to be transplanted.
