What Is Kidney Failure?
10. Kidney Transplant
In some cases, the patient will simply be given a new kidney. This will typically mean from a healthy person that has recently passed away, although it may sometimes be from a still-living person who has given up one kidney. The patient’s diseased kidney is removed, and the new kidney is transplanted into the patient’s body where their own kidney used to be.
Having somebody else’s bodily tissues in your body creates a very good chance it will be rejected by your own immune system. This will mean the patient will have to be on medication for the rest of their lives to prevent the organ being rejected.
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