Proteinuria and renal function in kidney transplant donors 10-18 years after donor uninephrectomy.
Ten to eighteen years after donor uninephrectomy (UN) the compensatory increase in renal function is maintained. Albuminuria was slightly increased in a few donors compared to the controls. We found no evidence for donor uninephrectomy to carry a risk for progressive renal failure. Further studies 2-3 decades after UN will provide additional insight in how UN affects the development of proteinuria and renal function.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000419:Albuminuria / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000502:physiology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014019:Tissue Donors