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How are kidney transplants done?

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Dr. Francisco R. Rodriguez answered

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Kidney transplant: Once the kidney is removed from the donor eithe living or cadaver, the kidney is placed through a lower abdominal incision iusually into the right side of the pelvis and attached the iliac vein and artery and ureter implanted into the bladder.

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Answered 5/21/2020

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