Living Related Kidney Donors: Historical and Practice Perspectives

Overview

Journal Can Fam Physician

Specialties General Medicine
Public Health

Date 2011 Jan 12

PMID 21221370

Authors

A I Lazarovits

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Abstract

A kidney transplant is the treatment of choice for suitable patients with end-stage renal disease. The living related kidney donor represents an important source of kidneys because graft survival is much better and there is a critical shortage of organ donors. This article reviews the risks to the donor and the means by which these individuals are assessed in order to minimize the risk.

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