Renal failure in a living-related kidney donor: case report and review of the literature.
End-stage renal disease developed in a 37-year-old Saudi patient who donated a kidney to his brother 11 years previously. Biopsy of the remaining kidney showed focal-segmental glomerulosclerosis. Dialysis support was needed, and finally the patient received a living-nonrelated kidney transplant. The allograft function in the recipient brother remains very good 11 years after transplantation.
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Department of Medicine, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Soyannwo
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D000328:Adult; D005923:Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D014019:Tissue Donors