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Medical Conditions - Kidney Donation

A kidney transplant is a surgical procedure to place a kidney from a living or deceased donor into a person whose kidneys no longer function properly. Kidney donation or transplant is done in a patient with end-stage kidney disease. Depending on the donor source, it is classified as deceased-donor or living-donor transplantation.

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Is fasting after kidney donation safe?

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What health consequences will I face after donating one kidney to my brother?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. A person can survive with one kidney. You can donate it. Otherwise, you can find out other healthy donors also. They will undergo a fitness test, and if everything is fine, the doctors will proceed.

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