Transplant Program, University Hospital, Syracuse NY Kidney Tranplantation Questions and Answers Kidney disease affects millions of Americans.
Dialysis is an effective and life-extending therapy for kidney failure.
A transplanted kidney can help these patients live longer and improve the quality of their lives. The Transplant Team at University Hospital recognizes that patients considering kidney transplantation have many questions. This brochure is designed to help you understand kidney transplants and prepare you to discuss this critical subject with your family, friends, and health care professionals. Kidney transplantation involves surgically implanting a donor's kidney into a person whose own kidneys have permanently failed due to injury or chronic end-stage renal disease. When a person's kidneys permanently stop excreting waste products and body fluids, chronic end-stage renal disease occurs.