[Long-term follow-up of related kidney donors after nephrectomy].
From 1973 to July 1990, 183 kidney transplantations were performed at the Transplantation Unit of the Department of Urology--Faculty of Medicine--University of Zagreb. Out of these, 57 were from the living related donors. The research included 50 (88%) living related donors (28 mothers, 12 fathers, 5 brothers and 5 sisters) followed up from 1 to 15 years after donor nephrectomy. The donors' health conditions were evaluated by clinical-laboratory examinations (biochemical tests, renal function tests, urinoculture, ultrasound, isotopic renal studies, arterial blood pressure). In 48 (96%) neither morphological nor functional changes of the urinary system were found. A certain number of donors requested a transfer to less physically strenuous jobs. Except for the grafts functioning well in the recipients, the results also showed that the quality of donors' lives remained unchanged.
Mareković
Z
Z
Fakulteta Sveucilista u Zagrebu.
Bubić-Filipi
L
L
Kastelan
A
A
Puretić
Z
Z
Pasini
J
J
Thune
S
S
Kalauz
N
N
Vukinovac
M
M
Ribicić-Goreta
N
N
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D014019:Tissue Donors
Visegodisnje praćenje srodnih davatelja nakon donorske nefrektomije.