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Friday, October, 16, 2009

Renal Transplant

Health Encyclopedia: Kidney Transplant

Alternative Names

Renal transplant; Transplant - kidney


Risks

The risks for any anesthesia are:

  • Reactions to medications
  • Problems breathing
The risks for any surgery are:
  • Bleeding
  • Infection
Additional risks include:
  • Infection due to the immunosuppressive medications that must be taken to prevent transplant rejections

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Expert & Community Posts

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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 »

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Botox Again!
By Pete , Health Expert

Just a quick note to let ya'll know I'm getting another round of Botox on Monday! Looking forward... Read more »

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Diabetic Retinopathy and Anti-VEGF Injections
By Ann Bartlett , Health Expert

...beginning of June, Allie let me know she was having a kidney transplant at the end of July, but... Read more »

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Cholesterol and Your Kidneys: A Fatal Connection
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert

...kidney disease to even those who have had successful kidney transplants.  In one study of a... Read more »

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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 »

Health Guide

Kidney transplant
...to implant a healthy kidney into a patient with kidney failure. Alternative Names Renal transplant; Transplant - kidney Description Kidney transplants are... Read more »
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Renal transplant; Transplant - kidney Expectations after surgery Kidney transplants generally offer the best outlook for patients with end-stage... Read more »
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...reduced kidney function(s). This may occur with acute or chronic renal failure, as complications of a kidney transplant (both surgical complications and transplant rejection), glomerulonephritis,... Read more »

Medications

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...with other medications to prevent rejection of a kidney transplant. It works by weakening... Read more »

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...around the transplanted organ. Signs of a failing kidney transplant include a decrease in the... Read more »

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...transplanted organ (a decrease in the amount of urine with kidney transplant, yellowing of the... Read more »

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...transplanted organ (a decrease in the amount of urine with kidney transplant, yellowing of the... Read more »

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...in patients receiving this medication to prevent kidney transplant rejection than in patients... Read more »

Related News

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 »

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 »

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 »

Infection Dangerous After Heart Transplant
November 06, 2007

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Patients who develop a central nervous system infection after having a heart transplant are at serious risk for death.... Read summary »