The success of the transplant also depends on what kind of donor kidney you are receiving.

The final step is connecting the ureter from the donor kidney to the bladder.

Immunosuppressant drugs are used to suppress the immune system from rejecting the donor kidney.

There is often a long wait before you receive a donor kidney.

In 2003, the Foundation was named in a story regarding the sale of donor kidneys.

There are more than 6,500 people waiting for a donor kidney and fewer than 2,000 transplants carried out each year.

At the end of 1997 De Graaff received a donor kidney and was for a time able to live a relatively normal life.

As a patient, my thoughts turn to the thousands of others with renal disease and on dialysis who are patiently waiting for a donor kidney.

You will need to have tests to make sure the donor kidney matches your tissue type and blood type.

Now, laparoscopy is usually used to remove the donor kidney.