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2. Kidney transplantation - Wikipedia

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   Kidney transplant or renal transplant is the organ transplant of a kidney into a patient with end-stage kidney disease (ESRD). Kidney transplant is typically classified as deceased-donor (formerly known as cadaveric) or living-donor transplantation depending on the source of the donor organ. Living-donor kidney transplants are further ...

3. Renal replacement therapy - Wikipedia

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   Renal replacement therapy (RRT) is therapy that replaces the normal blood -filtering function of the kidneys. It is used when the kidneys are not working well, which is called kidney failure and includes acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease. Renal replacement therapy includes dialysis (hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis ...

4. Organ transplantation - Wikipedia

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   Organ transplantation is a medical procedure in which an organ is removed from one body and placed in the body of a recipient, to replace a damaged or missing organ. The donor and recipient may be at the same location, or organs may be transported from a donor site to another location. Organs and/or tissues that are transplanted within the same ...

5. List of organ transplant donors and recipients - Wikipedia

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   First Heart and Lung Transplant. Brenda Barber. 1984 - UK's first successful heart and lung transplant. 1984. 10 years. First human hand transplant. Earl Owen and Jean-Michel Dubernard. Clint Hallam. The transplanted hand was removed at request of recipient after about two and a half years on February 2, 2001.

6. Adding stem cells to a kidney transplant could get patients ...

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   Kidneys are the most commonly transplanted organs in the United States with around 25,000 kidney transplants performed in recent years, according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation ...

7. Nephrology - Wikipedia

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   Renal transplantation replaces kidney function by inserting into the body a healthier kidney from an organ donor and inducing immunologic tolerance of that organ with immunosuppression. At present, renal transplantation is the most effective treatment for end-stage kidney failure although its worldwide availability is limited by lack of ...