The first oesophagus to be engineered in a lab could allow children born with part of their food pipe missing to have a new organ grown for them using their own cells and pig tissue, scientists believe. Babies born with long-gap oesophageal atresia (LGOA), a rare condition which causes the food pipe to be separated … Read more
Historically, the presence of HIV infection in a patient with end-stage organ failure has been considered an absolute contraindication for organ transplantation. However, advances in antiretroviral therapy have significantly improved life expectancy for people living with HIV to the extent that the condition is now generally managed as a chronic disease. At the same time, … Read more
Chinese Surgeons Achieve Breakthrough with Pig Heart transplant Table of Contents Chinese Surgeons Achieve Breakthrough with Pig Heart transplant Experimental procedure at Xijing Hospital Positive Early Results Long-Term viability Still Under Investigation Chinese Surgeons’ Breakthrough: Pig Heart Transplant – Your Questions Answered What is xenotransplantation, and why is it important? What achievement did Chinese surgeons … Read more
Even the highest-volume kidney transplant centers average fewer than two transplants a day, so conducting 10 in just 2 days is an extreme rarity. But that’s what happened at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, during a stressful — but successful — Labor Day weekend. Vanderbilt’s transplant teams were called in on that Saturday … Read more