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Bookmark or Share- Living-donor kidney transplant - Mayo ClinicLiving-donor kidney transplant is an alternative to receiving a kidney from someone who has died. A relative, friend or even a stranger may donate a kidney to someone in need. About one-third of all kidney transplants performed each year in the U.S. are living-donor kidney transplants. The other two-thirds involve a kidney from a deceased donor.
- Organ donation: Don't let these myths confuse you - Mayo ClinicMyth: Organ donation is against my faith. Fact: Most major faiths accept organ donation. These include Catholicism, Islam, Buddhism, most branches of Judaism and most Protestant faiths. Some religions believe organ donation to be an act of charity. If you don't know where your faith stands on organ donation, ask a member of your clergy.
- Living-donor transplant - Mayo ClinicLiving-donor transplantation offers an alternative to waiting for a deceased-donor organ to become available for people in need of an organ transplant. In addition, living-donor organ transplants are associated with fewer complications than are deceased-donor transplants and, overall, a longer survival of the donor organ. Request an appointment.
- Living-donor transplant - Care at Mayo ClinicTransplant leader. Mayo Clinic has one of the largest living-donor kidney and liver transplant programs in the United States. Across its three sites, Mayo Clinic surgeons have performed more than 16,500 kidney transplants. They currently perform about 1,000 kidney transplants each year, including many from living kidney donors.
- Living-donor liver transplant - Type - Mayo ClinicOverview. During living-donor liver donation, surgeons remove a portion of the donor liver and place it into the recipient. Within a couple of months after living-donor liver surgery, the donor's liver typically grows back to its previous size, volume and capacity. A living-donor liver transplant is a surgery in which a portion of the liver ...
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