Kidney Transplant

Kidney Transplant

Kidney transplant is a surgical procedure of replacing a damaged kidney with a healthy kidney from a living or deceased donor. Kidneys are the organs of the urinary system. They filter and clean the blood by removing toxic materials. They pick up the waste produced in the body, extract toxins and excess water, and process them to form urine. They also release hormones, stimulate red blood cells, and keep the body’s water content balanced. When kidneys are unable to perform these functions, toxic levels of fluid and waste accumulate in the body, leading to increased blood pressure and kidney failures, also known as end-stage renal disease, where kidneys lose 90% of the ability to function normally. In that case, the waste and toxic materials are removed from the bloodstream through dialysis and kidney transplant.