title: [Living-donor kidney transplantation].
abstract: In recent years transplantation from living donors has accounted for 25-30% of all kidney transplants in Denmark corresponding to 40-45 per year. Most of these living donors are parents or siblings, although internationally an increasing number are unrelated donors. Donor nephrectomy is associated with only few complications. The long-term outcome for kidney donors is good without increase in mortality or risk for development of hypertension and renal failure; proteinuria may be seen. Living kidney transplantation is the optimal treatment of end-stage renal disease with better graft survival than in cadaver transplantation. The ethical and psychological aspects related to transplantation from a living donor are complex and need to be carefully evaluated when this treatment is offered to the patients.
authors.affiliation: Nefrologisk afdeling B og urologisk afdeling H, Amtssygehuset i Herlev.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Kamper
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Løkkegaard
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
mesh_terms: D003718:Denmark; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006085:Graft Survival; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011379:Prognosis; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents