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Medical Frontiers

Breakthroughs, new diagnostics and complex procedures reported by Chinese hospitals.

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Xijing Hospital Team Publishes World's First Research on Xenogeneic Orthotopic Whole Liver TransplantationVideo

Organ failure & transplant

Xijing Hospital Team Publishes World's First Research on Xenogeneic Orthotopic Whole Liver Transplantation

Academician Dou Kefeng's team published a paper in Nature Biomedical Engineering reporting that a six-gene-edited porcine liver survived 11 days in situ in a brain-dead recipient, performing protein synthesis and bile secretion functions. The study proposes a new theoretical mechanism, providing key advances for xenotransplantation.

Xijing Hospital

World's First! Zhongnan Hospital Modular Bioartificial Liver Named Among 2026 Hubei Top 10 Medical-Engineering Innovation Achievements

Organ failure & transplant

World's First! Zhongnan Hospital Modular Bioartificial Liver Named Among 2026 Hubei Top 10 Medical-Engineering Innovation Achievements

The modular bioartificial liver integration platform developed by Zhong Zibiao's team for acute liver failure treatment is the world's first high-end medical device of its kind. It fills a technological gap and has raised the one-year survival rate for patients with severe liver failure from 26.3% to 55%.

Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University

Successful Second Liver Transplantation Performed

Organ failure & transplant

Successful Second Liver Transplantation Performed

Professor Zhong Xiangyu's general surgery team, collaborating with multiple disciplines, completed a challenging second liver transplantation for a patient who developed liver failure six months after the initial transplant, marking a new advancement in the hospital's complex liver transplantation capabilities.

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University

Shanghai's First! Shanghai General Hospital Successfully Performs Robot-Assisted Kidney Transplant

Organ failure & transplant

Shanghai's First! Shanghai General Hospital Successfully Performs Robot-Assisted Kidney Transplant

The Department of Urology and Kidney Transplantation completed Shanghai's first da Vinci robot-assisted kidney transplant surgery, with blood loss under 50ml. The patient recovered rapidly, with quickly declining creatinine levels, and was discharged after two weeks.

Shanghai General Hospital

Xijing Hospital Major Research Achievement Published in NatureVideo

Organ failure & transplant

Xijing Hospital Major Research Achievement Published in Nature

The study reports the world's first successful gene-edited pig liver transplantation into a human, with the transplanted pig liver functioning physiologically for 10 days without hyperacute rejection.

Xijing Hospital

World's First! First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Successfully Implements Domino Extracorporeal Liver Treatment

Organ failure & transplant

World's First! First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University Successfully Implements Domino Extracorporeal Liver Treatment

Professor He Xiaoshun's team completed the world's first domino extracorporeal liver support therapy, successfully treating a patient with acute-on-chronic liver failure and creating conditions for liver transplantation by using the diseased liver for functional replacement.

The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University

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