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Can you please who has recieved a donated organ, donate that organ again when they die?
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Usually not*: There are a handful reports of successful reuse of transplanted kidneys. Usually the circumstances surrounding the donor death (e.g. infections, cancer, down time) and the condition of the organs (organ function, fibrosis/scarring of the organ) makes retransplant a rare option.
Answered 1/29/2015
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