A team of surgeons from the Langone Transplant Institute at New York University has successfully performed the second pig kidney transplant to a human in historywhich brings a little closer to success in the search for alternatives for patients with terminal kidney diseases.
The recipient, Lisa Pisano, 54, is recovering and your new porcine kidney has started to work properly.
Pisano, a New Jersey resident, presented a particularly challenging condition due to a combination of heart and kidney failure. To address this complexity, doctors first implanted an artificial heart pump to strengthen his weakened heart, and then, eight days later, proceeded with the kidney transplant.
A special kidney from a special donor. ANDThe kidney transplanted to Pisano comes from a genetically modified piga technique that seeks to eliminate the immunological obstacles that have historically made xenotransplants difficult, that is, transplants between different species.
A breakthrough with implications for the future
This second successful pig kidney transplant offers new hope to thousands of patients waiting for a traditional transplant. It is estimated that in the United States, more than 100,000 people are on the waiting list for a kidney, and many die before finding a compatible donor.
The success of this procedure opens a promising path for the development of xenotransplantation as a viable option for patients with end-stage renal disease. Research in this field continues to advance, with the hope that in the near future, this technique can save the lives of countless people.
Pisano's case represents an important step in the fight against kidney disease and offers a ray of light for those hoping for a chance to continue living.
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