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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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I am anxious about donating my kidney to my brother. Please help.

Query: Hello doctor, My brother has a long-standing kidney disease. I am his sister. He is 45, and I am 35 years old. Our blood groups are the same, and the doctor said I could lend him my kidney. I am interested but also afraid of the same. Can I arrange another healthy donor of a similar blood group? Wil...  Read Full »


Dr. Rajesh Gulati

Answer: 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.  Read Full »

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