Pig kidney transplanted into man for first time ever at Massachusetts General Hospital

Pig kidney transplanted into man for first time ever at Massachusetts General Hospital

Benjamin Hughes

Mass General surgeons transplant pig kidney into patient in groundbreaking procedure

Mass General surgeons transplant pig kidney into patient in groundbreaking procedure

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BOSTON – For the first time ever, surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston transplanted a pig kidney into a living human patient.

Mass General said Thursday the procedure was the first successful procedure of its kind in the world.

The kidney recipient was identified as 62-year-old Rick Slayman of Weymouth. He is recovering well at Mass General and the hospital expects him to be discharged soon. 

Matt Schooley

Matt Schooley is a digital producer at CBS Boston. He has been a member of the WBZ news team for the last decade.

Source: cbsnews.com