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The Kidney Transplant Operation
When a kidney becomes available to a patient, routine x-rays and blood tests are conducted by physicians to find out whether a kidney transplant is viable. All the other organs and systems are also checked; this will include the heart, lungs, brain and, of course, the immune system.

The donor and the patient who is receiving the new kidney (or recipient) are operated upon the same day, usually in adjacent operating theatres.

One surgeon will perform the nephrectomy (i.e. removal of the kidney from the donor), while another surgeon will prepare the recipient to receive the new kidney.

The surgeon will make a small cut in the lower abdomen of the recipient. The artery and vein from the new kidney will be connected to the patient’s artery and vein system. Finally the ureter (the duct which send urine to the bladder) from the new kidney will be then attached to the patient’s bladder.

The transplant operation usually lasts between three and four hours.