Ans.Kidney Transplant
Dialysis needs to be repeated after every few days and is unpleasant for patients and attendants. Another treatment for the end-stage kidney failure is kidney transplantation. It is the replacement of patient's damaged kidney with a donor healthy kidney. Kidney may be donated by a deceased-donor or living-donor. The donor may or may not be a relative of the patient. Before transplant, the tissue proteins of donor and patient are matched. The donor's kidney is transplanted in patient's body and is connected to the patient's blood and urinary system.
Lifetime of Kidney Transplant:
The average lifetime for a donated kidney is ten to fifteen years. When a transplant fails, the patient may be given a second kidney transplant. In this situation, the patient is treated through dialysis for some intermediary time.
Problems
Problems after a transplant may include transplant rejection, infections, imbalances in body salts which can lead to bone problems and ulcers.