For most patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), a kidney transplant is the best treatment option. Compared with dialysis, a successful kidney transplant is associated with increased life expectancy and improved quality of life; a living donor transplant is associated with better long-term results than a deceased donor transplant.
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Matas, A. Increased ESRD and mortality risk for kidney donors?. Nat Rev Nephrol 10, 130–131 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2014.2
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