The man’s own liver had irreversible scars from hepatitis B and liver cancer, which led to discussions about innovative treatments involving organs from a Pig.
The British News Agency (PA Media) reported on Thursday that the patient, a man (71 years old), lived for nearly half a year after the operation.
The man’s own liver had irreparable scars resulting from hepatitis B and liver cancer.
As a result, he was not eligible for a human liver transplant.
It is noteworthy that this is the first time that a genetically modified pig liver has been transplanted into a human body, “for therapeutic purposes”.
Two cases of patients in a state of “brain death” had previously been reported during preparatory work.
Researchers wrote in the journal Liver Disease that they have found that genetically modified pig livers can support metabolic functions.
In addition to basic structural functions in humans.
