የኩላሊት ንቅለ ተከላ አስተማማኝ ሂደት ነው እና ማን ያስፈልገዋል?

Kidney occurs in pairs and looks like a bean shaped structure which is located on each side of the spine just below the rib cage. Each kidney is very small, almost as the size of a fist.The primary function of the kidney is to filter blood and remove waste materials, minerals and fluid from the body that gets excreted out of the body in the form of urine. Apart from this other functions of Kidney are: removal of toxins such as drugs, maintaining balance of body fluids, releasing hormones that regulate blood pressure, control the production of red blood cells, producing protein that helps in absorption of Vitamin D etc. If the kidney fails to perform any of these functions then it might cause a health related problem that could be life threatening in the longer run. There are certain risk factors and chronic diseases that cause kidney damage for which a person may require a kidney transplant. Further, Kidney cancer and stage renal disease causes 90% of failure in kidney function therefore in such cases kidney transplant is essential.

End Stage chronic disease that causes kidney damage:

End stage kidney diseases usually cause kidney damage and the kidney loses its 90% of its ability to function. In such cases failure transplant may be required and some of the end stage kidney disease include:

• Polycystic kidney disease
• Diabetes
• Chronic hypertension
• Kidney cancer
• Lupus
• Kidney inflammation
• Chronic glomerulonephritis

Risk factor of kidney transplant:

Every disease or surgery has some risk factors associated with it similarly kidney transplant also comes with some risk factors which are:

• Reaction to anesthesia
• Excessive Bleeding
• Blood clots
• Leakage in the ureter
• Infection
• Blockage in the ureter
• Rejection to donor's kidney
• Heart attack
• Kidney failure

Why Is a kidney transplant required?

There are several diseases and conditions that may require a kidney transplant in order to resume kidney function. Kidney transplant is usually needed so that person does not require dialysis on a regular basis and can live longer. Therefore, kidney transplant is required for:

• Better quality of life
• No requirement for dialysis
• Lowers the risk of death
• Improves kidney function
• Live longer
• Have higher energy levels
• Working life becomes better
• Have fewer dietary restrictions
• Improved fertility
• Normal fluid intake
• Reversal of anemia
• Lower treatment cost
• Better blood flow

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