Andrews was 66, had end-stage kidney disease, no suitable living donor, and a long anticipated wait time for a deceased donor when he underwent surgery in 2025 to receive a kidney from a pig.

The transplant led to “sustained dialysis independence” for nearly nine months before Tim Andrews, now 68, received a human kidney earlier this year, according to The Lancet.

Este caso representa la supervivencia más prolongada sin diálisis después de un trasplante de riñón de cerdo.