TREATMENT: KIDNEY TRANSPLANT

For most people, dialysis is not a satisfactory or long term solution, since it requires constant and lengthy sessions of being hooked up to the dialysis machine.

With a kidney transplant, the patient receives a new healthy kidney to replace their failed native kidneys. The procedure entails implanting the new kidney in the front lower quadrant of the abdomen. The native kidneys are left in place where they atrophy as the new organ takes over function. Kidney transplants are the preferred treatment for many people with kidney failure. Transplantation has many advantages, such as a lifestyle free from dialysis and fewer fluid and dietary restrictions. When successful, a kidney transplant usually provides a better quality of life.

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