Also called: Also called: Renal transplantation
A kidney transplant is an operation that places a healthy kidney in your body. The transplanted kidney takes over the work of the two kidneys that failed, and you no longer need dialysis.
During a transplant, the surgeon places the new kidney in your lower abdomen and connects the artery and vein of the new kidney to your artery and vein. Often, the new kidney will start making urine as soon as your blood starts flowing through it. But sometimes it takes a few weeks to start working.
Many transplanted kidneys come from donors who have died. Some come from a living family member. The wait for a new kidney can be long. People who have transplants must take drugs to keep their body from rejecting the new kidney for the rest of their lives.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
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Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure: Transplantation
(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/transplant/
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Getting a New Kidney: Facts about Kidney Transplants(American Society of Transplantation) - Links to PDF - http://www.a-s-t.org/files/pdf/patient_education/english/AST-EdBroNEWKIDNEY-ENG.pdf
Also available in Spanish http://www.a-s-t.org/files/pdf/patient_education/spanish/ast-edbronewkidney-span.pdf
- Kidney Transplant(National Kidney Foundation) - http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=86
- Kidney Transplant: When Your Kidneys Fail(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/kidney-transplant/DA00094/METHOD=print
- Obtaining Kidney Transplants Abroad Carries Risks(10/27/2008, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_70878.html
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Medicines for Keeping Your New Kidney Healthy(American Society of Transplantation) - Large PDF file - http://www.a-s-t.org/files/pdf/patient_education/english/AST-EdBroKIDNEYMED-ENG.pdf
Also available in Spanish http://www.a-s-t.org/files/pdf/patient_education/spanish/ast-edbrokidneymed-span.pdf
- Nutrition and Transplantation(National Kidney Foundation) - http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=98
- Health Maintenance(American Society of Transplantation) - http://www.healthytransplant.com/index.php?q=health_maintenance
- Lab Tests for Measuring Organ Function(American Society of Transplantation) - http://www.healthytransplant.com/index.php?q=health_maintenance/caring_for_your_new_organ/lab_tests_for_measuring_organ_function
- Getting a Kidney-Pancreas Transplant(National Kidney Foundation) - http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=159
- Questions and Answers on Living Donation(National Kidney Foundation) - http://www.kidney.org/transplantation/livingDonors/infoQA.cfm
- Exercise, the Under-Prescribed Drug(American Association of Kidney Patients) - http://www.aakp.org/aakp-library/Exercise-prescribed/
- Getting an Expanded Donor Kidney(American Society of Transplantation) - Links to PDF - http://www.a-s-t.org/files/pdf/patient_education/english/AST_GettinganExpDonKidney_ENG.pdf
- Importance of Dental Care for Transplant Recipients(American Association of Kidney Patients) - http://www.aakp.org/aakp-library/Dental-Care-for-Transplant-Patients/index.cfm
- Infection and Malignancy(American Society of Transplantation) - http://www.healthytransplant.com/index.php?q=infection_and_malignancy
- Kidney Transplant Matching: What It Means(American Association of Kidney Patients) - http://www.aakp.org/aakp-library/Kidney-Transplant-Matching/
- Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: Minimally Invasive Kidney Removal(Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/kidney_transplantation/hic_laparoscopic_donor_nephrectomy_minimally_invasive_kidney_removal.aspx
- New Onset Diabetes: A Guide for Kidney Transplant Recipients(National Kidney Foundation) - Large PDF file - http://www.kidney.org/atoz/pdf/new_onset_diabetes.pdf
- Repeated Transplant Rejection: Why Does It Happen?(American Association of Kidney Patients) - http://www.aakp.org/aakp-library/Repeated-Transplant-Rejection/
- Shingles & the Transplant Patient(American Association of Kidney Patients) - http://www.aakp.org/aakp-library/Shingles/
- Should I Be Able to Feel My Transplant in My Abdomen?(American Association of Kidney Patients) - http://www.aakp.org/aakp-library/feel-my-transplant-in-abdomen/
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Solitary Kidney(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/solitarykidney/
- Transplant Waiting List(National Kidney Foundation) - http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=114
- Travel Tips: A Guide for Kidney Patients(National Kidney Foundation) - http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=115
- Treating Kidney Failure with Kidney Transplantation: Finding a Good Match(National Kidney Foundation) - http://www.kidney.org/patients/plu/plu_trans/trans_6.cfm
- Waiting for a Transplant(National Kidney Foundation) - Large PDF file - http://www.kidney.org/atoz/pdf/waitingforatx.pdf
- What Vaccinations Do You Need?(National Kidney Foundation) - http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=122
- Live Donor Kidney Transplant(OR-Live) - Requires media player - One hour program - http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=258
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Kidneys and Urinary Tract(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body_basics/kidneys_urinary.html
Also available in Spanish http://kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/general/kidneys_urinary_esp.html
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Your Kidneys and How They Work(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/yourkidneys/
Also available in Spanish http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/spanish/pubs/yourkids/
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Financial Help for Treatment of Kidney Failure(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/financialhelp/
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Medicare Coverage of Kidney Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Services(Dept. of Health and Human Services) - Large PDF file - http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/10128.pdf
Also available in Spanish http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/10128_s.pdf
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Medicare's Coverage of Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Benefits(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) - Links to PDF - http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11360.pdf
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Kidney Transplantation(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/intervention=kidney+transplantation
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: A systematic review of kidney transplantation from expanded criteria donors. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18725015&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Management of the kidney transplant recipient. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18710663&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Prevalence and influential factors of erectile dysfunction in male renal... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18701044&tool=MedlinePlus
- Kidney Transplantation -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=kidney+transplantation[majr]+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+AND+(review[pt]+OR+jsubsetk[text]+OR+patient+education+handout[pt]+OR+guideline[pt]+OR+clinical+trial[pt])+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
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Kidney Failure Glossary(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/glossary/
- Transplant Glossary(United Network for Organ Sharing) - http://www.transplantliving.org/Community/glossary.aspx
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Directory of Kidney and Urologic Diseases Organizations(National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse) - http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/resources/organizations.htm
- United Network for Organ Sharing: Member Directory(United Network for Organ Sharing) - http://www.unos.org/members/search.asp
- American Association of Kidney Patients - http://www.aakp.org/
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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - http://www.niddk.nih.gov/
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National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/
- National Kidney Foundation - http://www.kidney.org/
- E-Kidney Newsletter(National Kidney Foundation) - http://www.kidney.org/news/newsletters.cfm
- Kidney Transplant Today(American Association of Kidney Patients) - http://www.aakp.org/newsletters/Kidney-Transplant/
- Transplant Chronicles(National Kidney Foundation) - http://www.kidney.org/transplantation/transAction/chronicles.cfm
- Organ Facts: Kidney(United Network for Organ Sharing) - http://www.transplantliving.org/beforethetransplant/organfacts/kidney.aspx
- Organ Facts: Kidney / Pancreas(United Network for Organ Sharing) - http://www.transplantliving.org/beforethetransplant/organfacts/kidneypancreas.aspx
- Transplant Statistics: National Reports(Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients) - http://www.ustransplant.org/csr/current/nats.aspx
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Facts about Kidney Transplantation for Pediatric Patients(American Society of Transplantation) - Large PDF file - http://www.a-s-t.org/files/pdf/patient_education/english/ASTPedPatientENG.pdf
Also available in Spanish http://www.a-s-t.org/files/pdf/patient_education/spanish/ASTPedPatientSpan.pdf
- Kidney Transplantation(Children's Hospital Boston) - http://www.childrenshospital.org/az/Site1209/mainpageS1209P0.html
- Questions Children Ask: Helping Children Adjust When a Parent Has Kidney Failure(National Kidney Foundation) - http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=155
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Treatment Methods for Kidney Failure in Children(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) - http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/childkidneydiseases/treatment_methods/
- What Vaccinations Does My Child Need?(National Kidney Foundation) - http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozItem.cfm?id=124
- Pregnancy in End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and Transplant Patients(American Association of Kidney Patients) - http://www.aakp.org/aakp-library/Pregnancy-ESRD-Transplant-Patients/
- Kidney Diseases - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/kidneydiseases.html
- Kidney Failure - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/kidneyfailure.html
- Organ Transplantation - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/organtransplantation.html
- Kidneys and Urinary System - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/kidneysandurinarysystem.html
- Transplantation and Donation - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/transplantationanddonation.html
The primary NIH organization for research on Kidney Transplantation is the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - http://www.niddk.nih.gov/