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	Kidney Transplantation
		A kidney transplant is an operation done to replace a diseased kidney with a healthy one from another person.
		The kidney may come from an organ donor, or from a live donor, either related or not related, who is willing to donate his/her kidney and is a suitable candidate to donate.
		A kidney transplant is recommended for persons who have serious kidney dysfunction and will not be able to live without dialysis or a transplant.
	www.umm.edu /urology-info/trans.htm (1931 words)

	Kidney transplantation Encyclopedia of Medicine - Find Articles
		Kidney transplantation is a surgical procedure to remove a healthy, functioning kidney from a living or brain-dead donor and implant it into a patient with non-functioning kidneys.
		Kidney transplantation involves surgically attaching a functioning kidney, or graft, from a brain-dead organ donor (a cadaver transplant) or from a living donor, to a patient with ESRD.
		Once compatibility is confirmed and the physical preparations for kidney transplantation are complete, both donor and recipient may undergo a psychological or psychiatric evaluation to ensure that they are emotionally prepared for the transplant procedure and aftercare regimen.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2601/is_0007/ai_2601000793 (1151 words)

	Kidney transplantation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kidney transplantation or renal transplantation is the organ transplant of a kidney in 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 recipient organ.
		The renal artery of the kidney, previously branching from the abdominal aorta in the donor, is often connected to the external iliac artery in the recipient.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kidney_transplantation (1586 words)

	Kidney Transplantation - Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
		Kidney Transplantation is the surgical procedure of placing a fully functioning kidney into a person with severe kidney failure.
		Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice in qualified patients with kidney failure as it has the greatest potential for restoring a healthy and productive life.
		After kidney transplant surgery, the mainstays of drug therapy are usually a combination of two to three immunosuppressive medications, such as prednisone, cyclosporine, tacrolimus, or rapamycin, and sometimes azathioprine or cellcept.
	www.healthscout.com /ency/68/87/main.html (1716 words)

	Kidney Transplantation - All About Diabetes - American Diabetes Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Transplants are most successful when the kidney comes from a living relative.
		So although kidney transplantation is a serious operation, it offers people with ESRD their best chance for survival.
		Kidney transplants are safest in people who do not have heart or blood vessel disease.
	www.diabetes.org /type-1-diabetes/kidney-transplants.jsp (738 words)

	Kidney Transplantation
		The kidney may come from an organ donor or from a live donor either related or not related, who is willing to donate the kidney and is a suitable candidate to donate.
		A kidney transplant is recommended for children who have serious kidney dysfunction and will not be able to live without dialysis or a transplant.
		Kidney biopsy - a procedure in which tissue samples are removed (with a needle or during surgery) from the kidney for examination under a microscope.
	www.chw.org /display/PPF/DocID/21889/router.asp (2315 words)

	Kidney Transplant
		Kidney transplantation means replacement of the failed kidneys with a working kidney from another person, called a donor.
		Kidney transplantation is not a complete cure, although many people who receive a kidney transplant are able to live much as they did before their kidneys failed.
		People who receive a transplant must take medication and be monitored by a physician who specializes in kidney disease (nephrologist) for the rest of their lives.
	www.emedicinehealth.com /kidney_transplant/article_em.htm (841 words)

	eMedicine - Kidney Transplantation : Article by David Hatch, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Obstruction of arterial inflow to a kidney transplant occurs in 1-5% of kidney transplants.
		Currently, vaccinating children with transplants with the live-attenuated varicella vaccine is not recommended; however, Hardy et al and Zamora et al, respectively, reported the use of this vaccine in children with leukemia and in recipients of renal transplants (Hardy, 1991; Zamora, 1994).
		Vascular anastomoses used in a kidney transplantation in a 5-year-old patient, renal artery to common iliac artery and renal vein to common iliac vein.
	www.emedicine.com /ped/topic2842.htm (9801 words)

	Kidney Transplant Program at the University of Maryland
		After a candidate is accepted for transplantation, he or she is listed with the Transplant Resource Center of Maryland and is added to regional and national lists of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS).
		In the case of kidney patients, the identification of possible living donors is an important part of the pre-transplant screening process.
		Transplantation has become so successful in recent years in large part through the development of new, more effective drugs which prevent rejection by the body of donated organs.
	www.umm.edu /transplant/kidney (979 words)

	Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Kidney Transplantation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Kidney transplantation is a procedure that places a healthy kidney from another person into your body.
		If a family member or friend wants to donate a kidney, he or she will need to be evaluated for general health and to see whether the kidney is a good match.
		Kidneys from living donors don't need to be transported from one site to another, so the kidney is in better condition when it's transplanted.
	kidney.niddk.nih.gov /kudiseases/pubs/transplant/index.htm (3275 words)

	Transplantation - National Kidney Foundation of Connecticut
		Many patients feel that a successful kidney transplant provides a better quality of life because it allows greater freedom and often is associated with increased energy levels and a less restricted diet.
		A kidney transplant is an operation in which a person whose own kidneys have failed receives a new kidney to take over the work of cleaning the blood.
		There are two types of kidney transplants: those that come from living donors and those that come from unrelated donors who have died ("cadaver" donors).
	www.kidneyct.org /transplantation.html (771 words)

	Frankford Hospitals - Kidney Transplantation
		A kidney transplant may be recommended for persons with end stage renal disease (ESRD), a permanent condition of kidney failure that often requires dialysis (a process used to remove wastes and other substances from the blood).
		When a new kidney is transplanted into a recipient's body, the immune system reacts to what it perceives as a threat and attacks the new organ, not realizing that the transplanted kidney is beneficial.
		To allow the transplanted organ to survive in a new body, medications must be taken to trick the immune system into accepting the transplant and not attacking it as a foreign object.
	www.frankfordhospitals.org /healthinfo/t_and_p/urology/TP071.html (2347 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Kidney transplant
		A kidney transplant is a surgical procedure to implant a healthy kidney into a patient with kidney failure.
		Kidney transplants are second only to corneal transplant as the most common transplant operation in the United States.
		In order to avoid rejection, almost all kidney transplant recipients require life-long treatment with medications that suppress their immune response (immunosuppressive therapy).
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/003005.htm (645 words)

	University of Chicago Hospitals: Kidney Transplantation
		A kidney transplant is a surgical procedure performed to replace a diseased kidney with a healthy kidney from another person.
		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.
	www.uchospitals.edu /online-library/content=P01495 (2018 words)

	Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation
		Because of these advances, the number of kidney/pancreas transplants has steadily increased and the one-year transplant survival rate is now the same as kidney transplantation alone.
		The typical patient for a kidney/pancreas transplant is a Type 1 or juvenile-onset diabetic who has developed kidney failure and is either on hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, or who will need dialysis within the next six months to one year.
		The donor kidney is placed on the left side of the lower abdomen and connected to the arteries and veins in the pelvis.
	www.cpmc.org /advanced/kidney/patients/topics/pancreas_transplant.html (935 words)

	Kidney Transplantation
		Among its many outstanding accomplishments, SUNY Downstate was the first to perform dual kidney transplants as a means of increasing the number of organs available for transplant at a time when the organ donor shortage has significantly increased the waiting period for organ transplantation.
		Using this procedure, both kidneys from an older donor are transplanted into a single recipient, thereby expanding the use of kidneys that might not otherwise have been transplanted.
		Using this technique, surgeons are able to remove the donor’s kidney using a laparoscope which requires only a small incision in the lower abdomen of the donor.
	www.downstate.edu /transplant/kidneytrans.html (222 words)

	UCLA Kidney Transplantation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The kidney transplantation program is one of the largest, most successful and most highly respected programs in the country.
		It is based on intensive effort by a dedicated, closely-knit, team of transplant physicians and surgeons, and immunologists together with colleagues in infectious disease; cardiology; psychiatry; pathology, and highly skilled nursing and logistical support from the hospital administration.
		The dual organ transplant is used specifically for adult patients who have end-stage renal disease and Type I diabetes (insulin deficient).
	www.nephrology.med.ucla.edu /Transplantation.htm (288 words)

	Einstein - Kidney Transplantation
		At Einstein's Kidney Transplant Program, all potential transplant patients are thoroughly evaluated and most are accepted for transplantation.
		There are 60 kidney transplants performed each year at Albert Einstein Medical Center, making it one of the largest transplant centers in the Philadelphia area.
		The kidney specialists at Einstein also perform hundreds of non-transplant procedures each year and are involved in numerous clinical trials to test the newest medications.
	www.einstein.edu /yourhealth/kidney/transplant/index.html (298 words)

	Donor: Live Donor Kidney Transplantation
		She is active in the organ procurement and the transplantation community, both locally and nationally.
		This is a minimally invasive procedure to remove the kidney for transplantation, where the hand is inserted into the abdomen thru a small incision to assist with the laparoscopic instruments....
		To be a living donor of a kidney, you must be carefully medically screened and you also have to undergo a psychological consult to ensure that you understand any risks involved and that you are capable of making decisions.
	www.medicinenet.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=54347 (865 words)

	National Kidney Foundation: Transplantation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Letters to the editor from Charles B. Fruit, Chairman of the National Kidney Foundation, that were published in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal.
		The success rates of transplant surgery have improved remarkably, but growing shortages exist in the supply of organs and tissues available for transplantation.
		Each year, the National Kidney Foundation develops special public education programs aimed at increasing public awareness of the need for organ and tissue donation.
	www.kidney.org /transplantation (201 words)

	RenalWEB Topic - Transplantation
		Kidney transplants are the second most common transplant operation in the United States (over 14,000 cases per year - cornea transplants are first).
		Live donor transplantation has become increasingly common, due in large part to the success of the procedure and the shortage of cadaveric organs.
		Kidney transplant recipients usually must take immunosuppressants, or anti-rejection drugs, for the rest of their lives.
	www.renalweb.com /topics/transplant/transplant.htm (1399 words)

	MedlinePlus: Kidney Transplantation
		Kidney Transplant: Regain Your Independence with a Donor Kidney (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
		Kidney Failure Glossary (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
		The primary NIH organization for research on Kidney Transplantation is the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/kidneytransplantation.html (462 words)

	JAMA -- Kidney Transplantation, December 7, 2005, Torpy et al. 294 (21): 2800
		JAMA -- Kidney Transplantation, December 7, 2005, Torpy et al.
		is a candidate for a kidney transplant, so treatment options
		Page on kidney failure was published in the December 12, 2001,
	jama.ama-assn.org /cgi/content/full/294/21/2800 (365 words)

	The Kidney Foundation - Transplantation Fellowship
		Home > Research > Research Award Recipients > 2004-2005 > Transplantation Fellowship
		This award is funded by CIHR Institute of Infection and Immunity, Canadian Society of Transplantation, The Kidney Foundation of Canada
		Optimizing outcomes in expanded criteria donor kidney transplantation
	www.kidney.ca /page.asp?intNodeID=22553 (48 words)

	Kidney Transplantation - National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Kidney Transplantation - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
		Kidney Diseases (General), Kidney Failure and Dialysis, Organ Transplantation, Kidney and Urinary System, Procedures and Therapies
		The NIH funds research studies about Kidney Transplantation that you may be able to join.
	health.nih.gov /result.asp/386/14 (107 words)

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