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Bookmark or Share- Kidney transplant - Mayo ClinicA kidney transplant is a surgery to place a healthy kidney from a living or deceased donor into a person whose kidneys no longer function properly. The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs located on each side of the spine just below the rib cage. Each is about the size of a fist.
- Everything you need to know about organ transplants - Medical News TodayWhat to expect. Statistics. Finding a donor. Benefits. Risks. Outlook. When a person needs an organ transplant, it is because one of their organs is working very poorly or failing. Undergoing...
- Mayo Clinic Transplant Center - Overview - Mayo ClinicMayo Clinic transplant physicians perform more transplants at Mayo's Arizona, Florida and Minnesota campuses combined than any other medical center in the nation. Mayo Clinic conducts more than 2,000 solid organ and bone marrow transplants each year. Mayo Clinic bases its care on more than 150 years of research, innovation and experience.
- Transplantation - World Health Organization (WHO)Overview. More. Transplantation of human cells, tissues and organs. Transplantation of human cells, tissues or organs saves many lives and restores essential functions where no alternatives of comparable effectiveness exist. In 50 years, transplantation has become a successful worldwide practice.
- Organ Donation & Transplantation: How It Works, Living DonorsHow does the organ donation process work? The process for deceased organ donation begins with consent and ends with a surgical organ transplant. Here are the steps: 1. Identifying an eligible donor. Eligible organ donors have been declared deceased by a cause that didn’t damage their organs.
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