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  2. Kidney transplantation - Wikipedia

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    During transplant surgery, the new kidney is usually placed in the lower abdomen (belly); the person's two native kidneys are not usually taken out unless there is a medical reason to do so. [3] People with ESRD who receive a kidney transplant generally live longer than people with ESRD who are on dialysis and may have a better quality of life. [3]

  3. Nephrectomy - Wikipedia

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    The patient is typically placed on the operating room bed lying on the side opposite the kidney tumor. The goal of the procedure is to remove the kidney tumor along with a thin rim of normal kidney tissue. Because the kidneys clean the blood, all blood eventually flows through the kidneys and 25% of it will go into the kidneys with each heart beat.

  4. Category:Films about organ transplantation - Wikipedia

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    Films about organ transplantation, a medical procedure in which an organ is removed from one body and placed in the body of a recipient, to replace a damaged or missing organ. The donor and recipient may be at the same location, or organs may be transported from a donor site to another location.

  5. Doctors perform kidney transplant on awake patient, who is ...

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    Doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago have performed a kidney transplant on a patient who was awake the whole time. They say the technique used updated anesthesia methods which may ...

  6. In a first, surgeons successfully transplant a pig kidney ...

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    A man got a kidney from in a pig in transplant operation for the first time. The man had kidney failure and was on dialysis. ... 99, proves he doesn't skip leg day in new video.

  7. Renal replacement therapy - Wikipedia

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    It is used when the kidneys are not working well, which is called kidney failure and includes acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease. Renal replacement therapy includes dialysis (hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis), hemofiltration, and hemodiafiltration, which are various ways of filtration of blood with or without machines.

  8. Sarah Hyland reveals second kidney transplant [Video] - AOL

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    Sarah Hyland is getting candid about her ongoing health struggles — and admits she secretly had a second kidney transplant, thanks to her brother.

  9. Richard H. Lawler - Wikipedia

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    Lawler's bold venture encouraged surgeons at the world's leading medical centers in Paris and Boston to start attempting kidney transplants. Famed French surgeon Rene Kuss acknowledged the operation's influence: "Lawler had an extraordinary impact. It gave us reason to believe that transplant surgery was possible in human beings." [9]