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The transplant aims to prolong the life of the patient and provide important lessons for doctors. The transplant aims to prolong the life of the patient and provide important lessons for doctors.

HEFEI, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers on Friday announced that they have successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig liver into a living human patient with severe liver cancer, marking a breakthrough in xenotransplantation involving living humans.

The world's fifth living-body alien organ transplant, the first liver transplant from a pig to a living human, was successfully completed by the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University on May 17.

HEFEI, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers on Friday announced that they have successfully transp

Using clips to anchor a fully covered self-expandable metal stent reduces the occurrence of migration among patients with biliary strictures undergoing ERCP.

A recent study in gastrointestinal (GI) cancer research reveals a promising advancement in predicting patient responses to immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) the

A recent study in gastrointestinal (GI) cancer research reveals a promising advancement in predicting patient responses to immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) the

New data suggest adding fibrate therapy to frontline PBC treatment could result in earlier and higher rates of biochemical response.

Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital performed a groundbreaking transplant, implanting a genetically modified pig kidney into a 62-year-old man. 

Results of the retrospective study suggested blood pressure, serum IgA, potassium, and segmental glomerulosclerosis may be predictive of the rapid progression of renal endpoints in patients with concurrent IgAN and membranous nephropathy.