- new kidney has to be same blood and tissue type, often donated from living relative (only need 1 kidney to survive), can also come from organ donnors
- advantages over dialysis:
- cheaper to give them transplant than keep on dialysis over a long time
- more convenient for a person than dialysis sessions
- dont have problem of feeling unwell between dialysis sessions
- disadvantages;
- will have to undergo risky major opperation
- immune system may reject transplant so the patient has to take immunosuppressants
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