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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Julia Musto

Pig kidney removed from Alabama woman a record 130 days after transplant

Doctors say they’ve removed a pig kidney from an Alabama woman after she lived with the organ for a record 130 days.

Towana Looney has returned home to Gadsden after undergoing surgery a week ago. She is now back on dialysis, which is a treatment for people whose kidneys are failing.

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