<unk>  (renal) transplantation describes the process of transplanting a<unk>  in a patient with end-stage renal disease.<unk>  is typically categorized into two groups, depending on the source of the recipient organ, deceased donor (previously known as cadaveric) and living-donor. Living-donor renal transplants can be further categorized based on whether there is a biological relationship between the donor and recipient into genetically related (living-related) or non-related (living-unrelated). The indication for<unk>  is end-stage renal disease (ESRD), regardless of the primary cause. This is defined as a drop in the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) to 20-25% of normal. Studies show that<unk>  is a life-extending procedure. The typical patient will live ten to fifteen years longer with a<unk>  transplant than if kept on dialysis.
Kidney transplantation
Liver dialysis
Iridodialysis
Distal splenorenal shunt procedure
Dialysis
Peritoneal dialysis
Artificial extracorporeal liver support
Pancreas transplantation