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

NBC News•Fri, Sep 4, 2026, 04:40 PM•2 min read

An American lived for a record 271 days with a transplanted pig kidney before Boston doctors replaced it with a human one earlier this year — a transplant that has kept him alive ever since, researchers said Thursday.

Source: [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pig-kidney-works-record-271-days-body-surviving-american-rcna596101)

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