The number of patients with end-stage renal disease is increasing substantially every year around the world. Renal transplantation is the best treatment option to improve survival and quality of life.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Findings showed no significant differences in surgical outcomes among age groups. Mortality rates were highest ...

April 22, 2010 (Landover, Maryland) — Hand-assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy appears to be the most cost-effective procedure and yields the most favorable patient outcomes, according to new data ...

The best option for patients with end-stage renal disease is kidney transplantation. Increased demand for organs has driven the rise in living donor nephrectomy procedures, in which it is important ...

Live donor kidney transplantation was first applied as a clinical strategy in pediatric transplantation because of the disparate wait by children compared with adults for cadaveric donor kidneys. As ...

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Credit: Getty Images Risk factors for sustained eGFR decline included lower eGFR and hypertension before donation or de novo diabetes after donation. Findings from contemporary studies characterize ...

1. Which doctor should I consult for undergoing nephrectomy? You should consult a surgeon such as an Urologist. 2. Why should I have a kidney removed? You might have your kidney removed if it is ...

Kidneys from live donors are considered more likely to be successful in treating endstage renal disease than those from cadaver donors. The standard technique for retrieving kidneys from live donors ...

Nagpur: Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy, a latest surgical process in which kidney is removed using a scope or camera and special miniaturized surgical instruments, was performed for the first time in ...