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Unconventional living kidney donors

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Organ Allocation

Part of the book series: Transplantation and Clinical Immunology ((TRAC,volume 30))

Abstract

Living kidney donors have been with us since the birth of successful renal transplantation in 1954 [1]. These brave people have served their families and society well by restoring the health of many patients suffering from end-stage renal disease (ESRD). They have also taught us many valuable lessons, not only about the medical aspects of transplantation, but also about human nature. Nevertheless, living donors have always been surrounded by a troubling ethical question: is it justified for physicians to physically injure one person in order to save or improve the life of another [2]?

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Spital, A. (1998). Unconventional living kidney donors. In: Touraine, J.L., Traeger, J., Bétuel, H., Dubernard, J.M., Revillard, J.P., Dupuy, C. (eds) Organ Allocation. Transplantation and Clinical Immunology, vol 30. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4984-6_31

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