Tim Andrews在养猪肾脏271天后,成功地接受了人体肾移植手术,并正在家中恢复。
Tim Andrews, after 271 days with a pig kidney, received a successful human kidney transplant and is recovering at home.
蒂姆·安德鲁斯(Tim Andrews)是一位新罕布什尔人,以前在转基因猪肾上生活了271天,这是最长的这种存活期,在麻省综合医院成功接受了人体肾移植手术。
Tim Andrews, a New Hampshire man who previously lived with a genetically modified pig kidney for 271 days—the longest such survival—has received a successful human kidney transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital.
他的猪肾在10月被拒绝后,Andrews恢复了透析,然后发现了近乎完美的人体捐献者匹配。
After his pig kidney was rejected in October, Andrews resumed dialysis before a near-perfect human donor match was found.
最近进行的移植手术进展顺利,他现在正在家中恢复。
The transplant, performed recently, went well, and he is now recovering at home.
该案突出说明了安非他明移植方面的进展,以及解决人体捐赠器官严重短缺问题的努力。
The case highlights progress in xenotransplantation and efforts to address the critical shortage of human donor organs.