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Meredith Wells1, Keith Melancon1,2, Robert Young2
1School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Case Reports in Transplantation
|February 26, 2025
Summary
A 68-year-old woman with a history of ureteral injury successfully donated a kidney. This case highlights careful donor evaluation and surgical techniques for positive outcomes in kidney transplantation for end-stage renal disease patients.
Area of Science:
- Nephrology
- Transplant Surgery
- Urology
Background:
- End-stage renal disease (ESRD) necessitates kidney transplantation for survival.
- Living kidney donation is a critical source of organs.
- Complex donor histories, such as prior abdominal surgery and ureteral injury, present unique challenges in donor selection and management.

