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Year : 2018 | Volume
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Kidney paired donation program, a national solution against commercial transplantation?
Mohamed E Elrggal1, Mona Tawfik2, Mohammed A Gawad1, Hussein A Sheasha3
1 Nephrology Department, Kidney and Urology Center, Alexandria, Egypt 2 Nephrology Department, Mansoura Nephrology and Dialysis Unit (MNDU), Mansoura, Egypt 3 Nephrology Department, Mansoura Urology and Nephrology Center (UNC), Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Mohamed E Elrggal 23, Mohamed Safwat Street, Kafr-Abdo, Alexandria Egypt
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/jesnt.jesnt_1_18
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End-stage renal disease is a growing health problem worldwide. Renal transplantation provides a better patient survival and quality of life compared with other means of renal replacement therapy. There is a serious shortage of transplantable kidneys, especially in countries where deceased donation is not allowed. Kidney paired donation (KPD) is a novel program applied to expand the donor pool, increase kidney transplantation rates, and allow a better donor recipient matching specially for sensitized patient. It permits living kidney transplantation in a short waiting time with better graft survival compared with those with deceased kidney transplantation. This review article aims to highlight the importance of KPD program as a promising solution for organ shortage and commercial transplantation. It also discusses the idea of implementing such programs in Egypt and offers future suggestions that may help its establishment.
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