Organ transplants from living donors.
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چکیده
A. Survey of Transplantation Techniques The kidney is one of the few organs which can successfully be transplanted from a living donor with current techniques. Since a healthy donor can function satisfactorily with a single kidney, the removal of one of them for transplantation does not significantly endanger live.1,2,3 Removal, or substantial partial removal, of other organs, such a the heart, lungs, or pancreas, entail serious health risks or death of the donor. Besides organs, other parts of the body can be transplanted from living donors either to save the life of a recipient or to improve his quality of life. Among these are skin, bone marrow, and blood.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Assia--Jewish medical ethics
دوره 2 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1991