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Breakthrough surgeries using pig kidney show promising results

CTV News — April 24, 2024, 04:00 PM UTC

Summary: A New Jersey woman received a pig kidney and a heart pump in groundbreaking surgeries at NYU Langone Health. Lisa Pisano is the second person to get a pig kidney, showing promising results. The procedure aims to address the organ shortage crisis. The FDA granted emergency permission for the surgeries, which could pave the way for future xenotransplant trials. The success of Pisano and another patient will influence FDA decisions on such procedures.

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    NYU Langone Health performs groundbreaking pig kidney transplant (GMA News Online)
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    Groundbreaking combined mechanical heart pump and pig kidney transplant (Medpage Today)
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    54-year-old woman receives genetically modified pig kidney transplant (The New York Times)
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    Lisa Pisano receives mechanical heart and pig kidney transplant (New York Post )
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    Woman receives pig kidney and heart pump in groundbreaking surgery (NBC New York)
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    54-year-old woman receives pig kidney and thymus transplant (WIRED)
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    NYU Langone Health performs successful pig kidney transplant (CNN)
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    Lisa Pisano, 54, receives pig organ transplant at NYU (WJCT NEWS)
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