Kidney Transplant

Kidney transplantation, is made only to those patients with a kidney disease that is found in terminal stage.The kidney transplant lasts approximately 3 hours and consists of the following: the kidney from the donor is placed in the lower abdomen and blood vessels of the kidney from the donor are connected with the arteries and veins in the body. It is as well as blood returns to flow through the kidney and in the majority of cases, the kidney soon begins to produce urine. Finally, connects the ureter in the kidney from the donor with the bladder of the receiver and that is how he concludes the surgery. The new body starts immediately after surgery, but this may work depending on the quality of the organ. This body can be obtained from a deceased donor as a living donor. There are multiple diseases with the passage of time can lead to the need for a kidney transplant, such as various infections, hypertension and diabetes mellitus and Glomerulonephritis.

In many cases, this organ is transplanted together with the pancreas, so you must have both organs before transplantation. This procedure is definitely a clear reflection of the scientific advances of today, to whom we owe our well-being..