title: [Living donor and kidney transplantation].
abstract: The medical, immunological and surgical histories of the transplantation of kidneys from a living donor have been developed differently. Living kidney transplantation involves better organ quality and also better kidney function than postmortem kidney transplantation. In Germany, living kidney transplantation is legally based on the transplantation statute of 1997. Traditionally, retroperitoneoscopic open nephrectomy is the gold standard used by most transplantation centers in Germany. The laparoscopic hand-assisted nephrectomy is a very good alternative to other surgical methods, but must be applied by experience surgeons. Digital subtraction angiography gives the best information on the maintenance of the vessels of the kidney, the vessels to the upper or lower poles and the retrocaval course of the venous vessels. The rate of postoperative complications for transplantation from a living kidney donor is lower than that for postmortem kidney transplantation. The formation of a donor organ registry can be very helpful in the evaluation and handling of information on organ donation.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Urologie der Medizinischen Fakultät, martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenburg, Halle/S. amir.hamza@medizin.uni-halle.de
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hamza
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rettkowski
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Osten
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fornara
mesh_terms: D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D002102:Cadaver; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D010535:Laparoscopy; D019520:Living Donors; D008866:Microsurgery; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Lebendspende für die Nierentransplantation.