Kidney Transplant Surgery
Health Encyclopedia: Kidney Transplant
Renal transplant; Transplant - kidney
Expectations after surgery
Kidney transplants generally offer the best outlook for patients with end-stage kidney disease. Most centers have patient and organ survivals of over 90% at one year, and more than 80% at three years. By 10 to 15 years, about 50% of transplanted kidneys are still functional. Kidneys from living related donors do better than from deceased donors.
However, this success is not wit...
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Expert & Community Posts
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Skin Cancer
By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD , Health Expert...whose immune system is compromised (for example, a kidney transplant recipient). The bottom... Read more »
Welcome to My Caregiver Blog
By Suzanne Mintz , Health Expert...operation,” I said silently to myself, seeing brain surgery not as something to fear but... Read more »
TNF-alpha inhibitors may prevent kidney cysts
By Christine Miller , Health Expert...eventually lead to end stage renal failure and requiring kidney transplants. ... Read more »
National Disease Research Interchange
By Kim Benjet , Health Expert...know that the human tissue left from routine plastic surgery, hip and knee replacements and... Read more »
Can I Get a New Bladder?
By Jennifer Sobol, D.O. , Health ExpertI am routinely asked about the possibility of transplanting a new bladder. It is an interesting... Read more »
Health Guide
Kidney transplant
...any anesthesia are: Reactions to medications Problems breathing The risks for any surgery are: Bleeding Infection Additional risks include: Infection... Read more »Pancreas transplant
...intestine or bladder to drain pancreatic secretions. The operation is usually done at the same time as a kidney transplant in diabetic patients with kidney disease. Indications A... Read more »Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
...usually treated with calcium supplementation, phosphate restriction, and vitamin D analogs. Dialysis, kidney transplantation, or parathyroid surgery may be needed. Support Groups ... Read more »Sickle cell anemia
...chest syndrome transfusions or surgery for neurological events, such as strokes dialysis or kidney transplant for kidney disease irrigation or surgery for priapism surgery for eye... Read more »Kidney removal
...both kidneys are removed or if the remaining kidney does not function well enough, hemodialysis or kidney transplantation will be necessary to maintain life. Convalescence You will be... Read more »Images
Related News
Kidney Transplant Saves the Brain
November 13, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A common procedure could stop the cognitive impairment often seen in patients with chronic kidney disease. Researchers report... Read summary »
Transplant Lengthens Lives of Diabetics With Kidney Disease
May 25, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Type 1 diabetics in need of a kidney transplant may increase their long-term survival rate with a simultaneous pancreas-kidney... Read summary »
Hope for Dialysis Patients
August 11, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Many patients awaiting a kidney transplant find themselves on dialysis for years. About one-third of kidney failure patients... Read summary »
Pass the Peas to Lower BP
March 27, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A protein found in common garden peas could be the key to saving the lives of millions of people who suffer from high blood... Read summary »
Beta-Blockers and Post-Surgery Deaths
October 24, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Patients who are given beta-blockers around the time of a non-cardiac surgery could be at an increased risk of suffering a... Read summary »
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