title: Transplantation of kidneys from related living donors at Johannesburg Hospital.
abstract: The Johannesburg Hospital kidney transplantation unit's experience with 111 kidney donations from living relatives between 1966 and December 1984 is reviewed. The 1-year patient survival rate for those who received transplants up to the end of 1982 was 93%. Donor surgery only caused 1 instance of serious illness and no deaths. The justification for and procedure of donor transplantation are discussed and the psychological reward to the donor highlighted.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D013019:South Africa; D013997:Time Factors; D014019:Tissue Donors