A man suffering from liver cancer in China was given the organ from a swine and lived for more than 170 days, including a good five weeks without any complications View 3 Images A new era of transplant hepatology is here, says one expert [stock] (Image: Getty Images)

Doctors in China claim they successfully transplanted a pig’s liver into a living human patient in a b-oink-ing mad medical first. ‌

They also reckon that it actually worked for over a month before complications arose. The incredible operation was performed on a 71-year-old man who was battling liver cancer and late-stage liver disease and was not eligible for a human liver transplant. ‌

Described as a "landmark" moment in animal-to-human organ transplants – known as 'xenotransplantation' – it marks a mass

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