After having prepared the kidney, mending its input artery and output vein, the surgeon puts it in place. Connecting its vessels to those of the host body, the transplant team anxiously await the thumbs-up sign: A kidney regaining its colour.
Kidney transplant
20 Mar
This entry was published on 20. March, 2012 at 20:20. It’s filed under Documentary and tagged kidney transplant, medicine, surgeon, surgery, transplantation.
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Great shot!
An interesting fact about kidney transplantation is that the donor kidney is placed at the level of the hip, placing it closer to the bladder and providing better support (the kidney is usually suspended in retroperitonial fat)