Living donation in kidney transplantation

Living donation is now generally regarded as a standard-procedure for kidne y transplantation in patients with end-stage renal failure. The educational work in the past lead to an increasing acceptance of living donation in th e public. The number of living donated renal transplantations performed by only few transplant centers in Germany is increasing. The aim is to offer t his possibility to each patient with end-stage renal disease. The prequisit es, donor evaluation and the surgical methods are discussed.