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Renal Transplant

Kidney transplantation as treatment for end-stage renal disease.

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What is Renal Transplant?

Renal transplant is a treatment that provides better quality of life and survival than dialysis in chronic kidney failure patients. The kidney obtained from a living or deceased donor is placed extraperitoneally in the recipient's iliac fossa.

Blood group compatibility, HLA matching, and crossmatch are critical for a successful transplant. Lifelong immunosuppressive therapy (calcineurin inhibitors, antimetabolites, steroids) is used to prevent rejection.

Complications include acute/chronic rejection, infections (CMV, BK virus), drug side effects, cardiovascular disease, and increased malignancy risk. Close follow-up and a multidisciplinary approach are critical.

Symptoms

End-stage renal disease
Chronic dialysis dependence
Diabetic nephropathy
Hypertensive nephropathy
Polycystic kidney disease
Glomerulonephritides
Reflux nephropathy

Risk Factors

History of sensitization
Active infection
History of malignancy
Severe cardiovascular disease
Compliance problems
Active substance abuse
Uncontrolled psychiatric disease

When to See a Doctor?

If you experience any of the following symptoms, seek medical attention promptly:

  • Chronic kidney failure
  • Initiation of dialysis
  • Transplant candidacy evaluation
  • Living family donor evaluation
  • Recurrent rejection

Treatment Methods

01
Recipient and donor evaluation
02
HLA typing and crossmatch
03
Surgical transplantation
04
Induction immunosuppression
05
Maintenance immunosuppression
06
Rejection treatment
07
Lifelong follow-up

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