Kidney Transplantation Procedure
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A Kidney Transplantation Procedure is an organ transplant of a kidney into a kidney recipient.
- AKA: Transplant Nephrectomy.
- Context:
- It can have associated Kidney Organ Transplantation Procedure Risks (e.g. a complication from a surgical procedure with general anesthesia, ...).
- It can (typically) be a step in a Kidney Donation/Transplantation Process (that includes a nephrectomy procedure of a kidney donor).
- It can (often) be in response to a Serious Kidney Disease.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Blood Donation, Renal Function Measure.
References
2017
- (Wikipedia, 2017) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidney_transplantation Retrieved:2017-5-26.
- Kidney transplantation or renal transplantation is the organ transplant of a kidney into a patient with end-stage renal disease. Kidney transplantation is typically classified as deceased-donor (formerly known as cadaveric) or living-donor transplantation depending on the source of the donor organ. Living-donor renal transplants are further characterized as genetically related (living-related) or non-related (living-unrelated) transplants, depending on whether a biological relationship exists between the donor and recipient. Exchanges and chains are a novel approach to expand the living donor pool. In February 2012, this novel approach to expand the living donor pool resulted in the largest chain in the world, involving 60 participants organized by the National Kidney Registry. In 2014 the record for the largest chain was broken again by a swap involving 70 participants.
2014
- http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/healthlibrary/test_procedures/urology/kidney_transplantation_procedure_92,P07708/
- QUOTE: A kidney transplant is a surgical procedure performed to replace a diseased kidney with a healthy kidney from another person. The kidney may come from a deceased organ donor or from a living donor. Family members or individuals who are unrelated but make a good match may be able to donate one of their kidneys. This type of transplant is called a living transplant. Individuals who donate a kidney can live healthy lives with the remaining kidney.
A person receiving a transplant usually receives only one kidney, but, in rare situations, he or she may receive two kidneys from a deceased donor. In most cases, the diseased kidneys are left in place during the transplant procedure. The transplanted kidney is implanted in the lower abdomen on the front side of the body.
- QUOTE: A kidney transplant is a surgical procedure performed to replace a diseased kidney with a healthy kidney from another person. The kidney may come from a deceased organ donor or from a living donor. Family members or individuals who are unrelated but make a good match may be able to donate one of their kidneys. This type of transplant is called a living transplant. Individuals who donate a kidney can live healthy lives with the remaining kidney.