Med. praxi. 2012;9(11):460-462

Kidney transplantation from living donors in the Czech Republic

Bc.Vladěna Homolková

Klinika nefrologie, Institut klinické a experimentální medicíny, Praha

Living donor kidney transplant is the best solution for the patient with chronic renal failure. The donor can be a related by blood, emotionally

or also an unrelated altruist. If blood types of the donor and the recipient are incompatible, we have two possibilites: either to

do a paired donor exchange or to remove antibodies against donor’s AB0 antigens from recipient’s blood.

Laparoscopically assisted techniques of harvesting the donor’s kidney are very well-developed, which means minimal complications

and quick recovery for the donor.

A kidney transplant program from brain-dead donors is currently dominant in the Czech Republic, but given the undisputable advantages

of living donor transplantations, there is a strong effort to increase number of these procedures.

Keywords: kidney transplantation, preemptive, AB0 incompatibility, living donor kidney

Published: December 1, 2012  Show citation