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Kidney Transplant


Kidney transplant is recommended for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who can tolerate transplant surgery. The kidney is the most frequently transplanted organ.


A healthy kidney can be transplanted into a person with complete kidney failure. Approximately 12,000 kidney transplants are performed every year in the United States. The donor and the recipient can function with one kidney and neither requires dialysis after successful transplantation.

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