Kidney paired donation: a single-center study of feasibility and outcomes
Douglas J Norman
Correspondence Oregon Health & Science University, 2611 SW 3rd Avenue, Suite 360, Portland, OR 97201, USA
Email normand@ohsu.edu
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Compared with chronic dialysis, kidney transplantation adds a significant number of life-years to patients of any age with any renal disease and almost any comorbidity. Unfortunately, there are not enough deceased-donor kidneys available each year to supply all those who require a transplant, and few patients have the good fortune of receiving an offer from a friend or relative to donate a kidney. Tragically, a medically suitable living volunteer donor is occasionally 'histoincompatible' with his or her intended recipient.
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