No: Only one kidney is transplanted because that's all you need to live normally. If however, that kidney fails, sometimes you can receive another kidney transplant.
Answered 1/26/2017
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Sometimes 2 are used: A typical txp uses only 1 because the function of that organ suffices to support life. The living donor can survive with 1 remaining kidney. A deceased donor's kidneys can be used to benefit 2 different pts - crucial with the severe organ shortage. But 2 small pediatric kidneys may kept en bloc permitting use of large vessels, or 2 adult kidneys with low GFR are strategies to expand the donor pool.
Answered 6/10/2014
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Yes: On rare occasions, some patients are offered a pair of kidneys from an older donor and have two kidneys transplanted during the surgery.
Answered 5/20/2016
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