Results of renal transplantation using kidneys harvested from living donors at the University of Heidelberg

Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation : Official Publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association
Arianeb MehrabiJan Schmidt

Abstract

Although a majority of patients undergoing renal transplantation currently receive a cadaver kidney, living donors continue to be an important source of transplanted kidneys. Recipients of living donor kidneys demonstrate improved graft survival. To expand the pool of suitable organ donors an organ procurement programme of living donors has been developed over the past 35 years. We have reviewed our living donor nephrectomy experience over this period to analyse the donor and recipient peri- and postoperative morbidity and mortality rate. We reviewed the operative complications and the long-term outcome of 219 living donated kidney transplantations before and after introduction of cyclosporine A. Donor and graft complications as well as recipient complications and survival rate were investigated. Additionally, the findings of 16 laparoscopically operated living donors were compared to a group of 20 patients who underwent a conventional surgery. The overall recipient 3 and 5 year survival rates in the cyclosporine A era were 95 and 94%, respectively. Prior to the introduction of cyclosporine A, the overall recipient survival rates at 3 and 5 years were 84 and 84%, respectively. The overall graft survival rates were 92 and 85% fo...Continue Reading

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