Related topics: kidney
Kidney transplantation
hideKidney 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. 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.
For more information about Kidney transplantation, read the full article at
Wikipedia.
This text uses material from Wikipedia and is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.
News tagged with kidney transplant
'Nature vs. nurture' study of deceased donor pairs in kidney transplantation
Apr 22, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
The implications of a new study could improve the outcomes, and potentially survival rates, for some of the thousands of individuals who undergo kidney transplants each year. The study concluded that donor-related risk factors, ...
Chain results in 10 kidney swaps among strangers
Mar 11, 2009 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
(AP) -- When Matthew Jones decided to donate a kidney to a stranger, the Michigan father of five had no idea he'd be starting a lifesaving, "pay it forward" chain. His kidney donation to a Phoenix woman in ...
Microscopic 'beads' could help create 'designer' immune cells that ignore transplanted organs
Jul 06, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
The future of organ transplantation could include microscopic beads that create "designer" immune cells to help patients tolerate their new organ, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.
Can kidney disease cause cancer?
May 01, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Moderate kidney disease increases an older man's risk of developing certain cancers, according to an upcoming study in the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). Given that chronic kidney disease (CKD) affect ...
New computer models successfully link donors and kidney transplant patients
Mar 11, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
New computer models can now link strangers in a life-saving chain of kidney transplants, promising to increase the number of transplants and overcome obstacles posed by logistics or donors who renege, a team of researchers ...
Gene mutation increases drug toxicity, rejection risk in pediatric kidney transplants
Feb 18, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Screening for mutations in a gene that helps the body metabolize a kidney transplant anti-rejection drug may predict which children are at higher risk for side effects, including compromised white blood cell count or organ ...
Revolutionary technique could reduce lifelong drugs for transplant patients
Aug 05, 2008 |
4.3 / 5 (4) |
0
Researchers have developed a ground-breaking procedure that could avoid the need for transplant patients to spend the rest of their lives taking a cocktail of drugs to stop their system from rejecting their new organ, according ...
Drug side effects a key factor in reduced quality of life for kidney transplant patients
Nov 23, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
People who have kidney transplants need longer-term support than most friends, relatives or even healthcare professionals realise, according to a study of 160 patients published in the December issue of the UK-based Journal of ...
Kidney transplants generally safe for lupus patients
Nov 02, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Individuals with a history of lupus who receive a kidney transplant rarely develop the serious inflammatory condition lupus nephritis in their new organ, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's ...
Donor race may impact kidney transplant survival
Oct 30, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
The race of kidney donors may affect the survival rates of transplant recipients according to a study by Henry Ford Hospital.
Kidney transplant consent forms may contribute to disparities
Oct 29, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Kidney transplant consent forms are often written at a level that makes it difficult for many kidney patients to fully understand them, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's ...
Heart test found safe for pre-transplant kidney patients
Oct 15, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
A screening test that measures whether a patient's heart is healthy enough for a kidney transplant is not as dangerous as once thought, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the Am ...
Paper: Dialysis patients not told of transplants
Sep 27, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(AP) -- Thousands of kidney patients in the United States start dialysis without first being told of kidney transplants that would be cheaper and lead to longer lives, according to a four-month newspaper investigation published ...
Pregnancy and birth: Safe for women with kidney transplants
Sep 24, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Women who have had a kidney transplant and have good kidney function can get pregnant and give birth without jeopardizing their health or the health of their transplant. Having children does not affect patients' kidney function ...
Organ donors -- and recipients -- are aging
Sep 22, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
At 84 years old, Juan Guano would seem an unlikely candidate for a kidney transplant.
