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kidney transplant |
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kidney transplantor renal transplantReplacement of a diseased or damaged kidney with one from a living relative or a legally dead donor. The former's tissue type is more likely to match, reducing the chance of rejection; but removal puts the donor at risk, and a kidney from a dead donor is more likely to be available. The new kidney is implanted and its blood vessels and ureter sewn in place. A near-normal life may be resumed within two months, but the drugs that prevent rejection leave the patient vulnerable to infection. See also transplant. |
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| End-stage renal disease: When a person reaches stage 5, he or she must either receive a kidney transplant or get dialysis. Six Australian kidney transplant recipients have benefited from a new treatment designed to overcome rejection. May Commercial Real Estate, had a crucial kidney transplant operation in December 2003. |
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