Vascular complications are uncommon but important, as they may result in loss of the allograft. Early vascular complications include renal artery thrombosis and renal vein thrombosis. Vascular ...

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Photo: The identical Herrick twins were the first participants in a successful kidney transplant. The idea of transplanting organs is not new. It can be found in myths of the ancient Greeks and ...

A kidney transplant gives you a healthy kidney from another person. You may need a transplant if your kidneys work poorly because of diabetes, high blood pressure, or another illness. You need only ...

However, I was lucky to receive a kidney from a living related donor, my own loving sister. Receiving a kidney from a living ...

MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully performed the fourth pig kidney transplant in the U.S. The recipient of the genetically ...

Carrel patch containing multiple renal arteries to external iliac artery. Redrawn from: Whelchel JD. Renal transplantation, Vol. 14. In: Grabar GB (ed.). Anesthesia for renal transplantation.