{"id":39720,"date":"2025-10-02T17:16:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T17:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/?post_type=procedure&#038;p=39720"},"modified":"2025-12-09T21:06:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T21:06:19","slug":"percutaneous-transplant-kidney-biopsy","status":"publish","type":"procedure","link":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/procedure\/percutaneous-transplant-kidney-biopsy\/","title":{"rendered":"Percutaneous transplant kidney biopsy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Kidney Transplantation Surgery?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kidney transplantation is a surgical procedure in which a healthy kidney from a living or deceased donor is placed into a patient whose kidneys have stopped working properly. The transplanted kidney takes over the work of filtering waste and balancing fluids in the body, improving quality of life and survival.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This procedure helps to:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Restore kidney function in patients with end-stage renal disease\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Eliminate the need for long-term dialysis\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Improve energy levels and overall health\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Regulate fluid and electrolyte balance\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enhance long-term life expectancy\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What to expect during the procedure?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Performed under general anesthesia in a hospital operating room\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The donor kidney is placed in the lower abdomen and connected to blood vessels and the bladder\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The patient\u2019s own kidneys are usually left in place\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Surgery typically lasts 3\u20134 hours\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hospital stay is around 5\u201310 days for recovery and monitoring\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lifelong medication is needed to prevent rejection\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":42499,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"specialty":[1185],"class_list":["post-39720","procedure","type-procedure","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","specialty-nephrology"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure\/39720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/procedure"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=39720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}