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news Scmp World 2026-06-09

China Performs World-First Combined Pig Liver and Kidney Transplant

A Chinese medical team has successfully transplanted a pig's liver and kidneys into a brain-dead patient, a world-first xenotransplantation. The organs functioned for nearly five days, potentially advancing multi-organ transplants.

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