[Renal transplantation: results and conditions for donor-nephrectomy (author's transl)]

The role of renal transplantation as a method of treatment of chronically uraemic patients is presented considering recent data. The number of chronically haemodialysed patients is 64,0000 in the world. About 20,000 kidneys have been transplanted. In spite of advantages of a combined treatment by dialysis and transplantation, the frequency of transplantation is very low in West Germany. Lack of donor-organs is one of the most striking factors in this situation. Cooperation between the different disciplines would solve these problems. The conditions for donor procurement are presented.