Current Status of Renal Transplantation

Abstract

The record of success in renal transplantation has been somewhat improved but is still far from satisfactory. Once a recipient has been selected, he must be brought into optimum physical condition with hemodialysis. After transplantation, acute rejection episodes must be treated vigorously but treatment should not endanger life. Late complications include infection, indolent low-grade rejection, glomerulonephritis and drug toxicity.