Those with end-stage renal failure are the ideal candidate for a kidney transplant .
Kidney transplantation, or kidney transplantation, is a delicate surgical operation which replaces one of the two original kidneys with another healthy one, donated by a compatible individual.
Generally, donors are recently deceased individuals ; however, there is also the possibility of taking a kidney from a consenting living subject .
Also thanks to the laws in force today, living donors can be not only direct family members, but also volunteers completely unrelated to the recipient.
Second, several statistical studies, kidney transplantation is a fairly safe procedure, both in terms of the risk of complications and in terms of results.
Taking this second aspect into consideration, recent American research has reported that the survival rate :
- One year after the operation, it appears to be 85-90%, for those who received a cadaver kidney, and 90-95%, for those who received a kidney from a living person.
- Five years after the operation, it is 70%, for those who received a cadaver kidney, and 80%, for those who received a kidney from a living person.
- 15 years after the operation, it turns out to be 50%, for those who received a cadaver kidney, and 60%, for those who received a kidney from a living person.
When the transplant is successful (so when there is no rejection) and if the patient is young, there is a good chance of a return to an almost normal life.
