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kidney anatomy, kidney, blood, urine flow, kidneys, renal transplant, transplant, kidney, a kidney transplant, surgical procedure to implant a healthy kidney into a patient, kidney failure kidney transplants, second only to corneal transplant, the most common transplant operation, over 9,000 kidney transplants performed each year, patients, chronic kidney disease, receive life-saving dialysis therapy, a donor becomes available, donated kidney, living related donor, genetically related, recipient, a parent, sibling, offspring, living unrelated donor, a friend, spouse, deceased donor, a, deceased individual who has no known chronic kidney disease, healthy kidney is transported, cool saline solution that preserves the organ up to 48 hours, gives time to perform blood, tissue donor-recipient matching tests, the operation, living kidney donor, patient is unconscious, pain-free, under general anesthesia, an incision is made, in the side, the abdomen, kidney is removed, incision is closed, traditional operation, a long incision, improvements in technique use a short incision, mini-nephrectomy, use laparoscopic techniques, the kidney recipient, patient is unconscious, pain-free, under general anesthesia, an incision is made, in the lower abdomen, new kidney is stitched into place, the pelvis, incision is closed, a kidney transplant recommended, patients, kidney failure, severe, uncontrollable high blood pressure, infections, diabetes, glomerulonephritis, a kidney transplant alone, not be recommended, patients, heart, lung, liver disease, life-threatening diseases, certain infections, tb, osteomyelitis, difficulty taking medications several times each day, the rest of lives, risks, anesthesia, reactions to medications, problems breathing, surgery, bleeding, infection, additional risks, infection due, immunosuppressive medications that must be taken, prevent transplant rejections, kidney transplants generally offer the best outlook, patients, end-stage kidney disease, most centers have patient, organ survivals of over 90% at one year, than 80% at three years, by 10 to 15 years, 50% of transplanted kidneys, still functional, kidneys from living related donors, better than from deceased donors, success, its costs, patient's immune system identifies the transplanted kidney, a foreign organ, tries to destroy it, rejection, avoid rejection, all kidney transplant recipients, require life-long treatment, medications that suppress immune response, immunosuppressive therapy, has several unwanted consequences, the immune system is suppressed, patient has a higher risk of infection, cancer, aggressive cancer screening, immunosuppressive medicines themselves have side effects, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, increased risk of diabetes, success of a kidney transplant depends in part on close followup, meticulous adherence, medicine regimen, living donor, recovery period is 4-6 weeks, patient should avoid heavy activity, sutures, removed after a week, kidney recipient, observed, in the hospital, a week, after, close followup, in the transplant clinic, frequent monitoring of labwork.