In a groundbreaking medical milestone, surgeons have successfully carried out the world’s first pig-to-human liver transplant.The recipient, a man suffering from irreversible liver damage caused by hepatitis B infection and liver cancer, received the genetically modified pig liver after doctors determined his own organ could no longer function.
Medical experts say the procedure marks a major step forward in xenotransplantation — the use of animal organs in human patients — and could pave the way for addressing the global shortage of donor organs.Doctors are closely monitoring the patient’s recovery as they study how the transplanted organ adapts and functions in the human body.