GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A kidney transplant is often the treatment of choice for kidney failure, compared with a lifetime on dialysis. A kidney transplant can treat chronic kidney disease or end-stage renal disease to help you feel better and live longer. Compared with dialysis, kidney transplant is associated with: Better quality of life.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dialysis. Dialysis is a treatment that uses a machine to clean your blood. Dialysis will do the work that your kidneys are no longer able to do. You can do dialysis at a dialysis center or at home.

Detailed explanation-3: -A kidney transplant is better and preferable to dialysis. Dialysis can achieve 10 to 20 percent (at best) of the renal function which goes up to 50 to 60 percent after kidney transplant, this results in significantly improved health. Transplant provides freedom from dialysis.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to the national Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, the success rate after a kidney transplant with a living-donor kidney was reported as 97% at 1 year and 86% at 5 years. The success rate after transplant with a deceased-donor kidney was 96% at 1 year and 79% at 5 years.