An Alabama woman had her pig kidney transplant removed at NYU Langone Health and is back on dialysis after having it in place a record 130 days.
An Alabama woman living with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had it removed after her body began to reject it.
Towana Looney from Gadsden, Ala., returned home following her April 4 surgery at NYU Langone Health.
Looney thanked her doctors for « the opportunity to be part of this incredible research. »
Although doctors now have her back on dialysis, the experience gave doctors much-needed information on the journey to a solution.
« Though the outcome is not what anyone wanted, I know a lot was learned from my 130 days with a pig kidney – and that this can help and inspire many others in their journey to overcoming kidney disease », Looney told The Associated Press.
