[Potential benefits of living donor kidney transplantation]. / Potenciales beneficios del trasplante renal de donante vivo.

Living donor kidney transplantation is the best therapeutic option for endstage renal failure. In spite of being an underused option in our country, it acquires an important role reducing the waiting lists for transplantation because cadaver donation is not enough. Living donor kidney transplantation offers multiple advantages when compared with cadaver donor transplantation: longer graft and patient survival on the short, mid and long-term; the fact that a scheduled procedure allows us to optimize donor and receptor's conditions; and ischemia time between nephrectomy and transplantation can be shortened to a minimum. A good initial function without need of dialysis (up to 90%) and lower incidence of rejection, which diminishes the need of antirejection drugs, should also be emphasized.

[Surgical evaluation of candidates for donation. Selection of the kidney]. / Estudio del donante desde el punto de vista quirúrgico. Elección del riñón.

Living donation for kidney transplantation is being promoted due to the shortage of organs, the improved outcomes of living donor transplants and the evolution of immunosuppression regimens. The process of organ donation from a living donor affects not only medical-surgical features but also emotional, social and economic. Using kidneys from living donors involves a great responsibility in evaluation and selection. Candidates for donation undergo an extensive set of examinations in order to optimize selection and to plan surgery. Radiological evaluation is one of the most important features of the evaluation process and selection of the kidney; it shows precisely the renal vascular anatomy, which is decisive in the choice of the kidney and helps to optimize the process and diminish risks and complications during extraction and/or tronsplantation. The advantages on imaging tests allow to evaluate potential donors in a safely, fast and almost noninvasive matter. The aim of the process is to select the kidney with less likelihood of failure due to technical reasons, and always leave the best kidney for the donor.

Potenciales beneficios del trasplante renal de donante vivo / Potential benefits of living donor kidney transplantation

El trasplante renal de donante vivo es lamejor opción terapeútica en la insuficiencia renal terminal,y aunque en nuestro país ha sido una opcióninfrautilizada, adquiere un papel importante en lareducción de las listas de espera para trasplante, puestoque la donación de cadáver es insuficiente. El trasplanterenal de donante vivo ofrece múltiples ventajasrespecto al de cadáver: mayor supervivencia del injertoy receptor a corto, medio y largo plazo, el hecho deser un procedimiento programado permite optimizar lascondiciones del donante y receptor, así como disminuiral mínimo el tiempo de isquemia entre la nefrectomía yel implante. Además, destaca la buena función inicial (hasta un 90% ) sin necesidad de diálisis y la menorincidencia de rechazo, lo cual disminuye la necesidadde fármacos para prevenir el rechazo

Living donor kidney transplantation is the best therapeutic option for endstage renal failure. In spite of being an underused option in our country, it acquires an important role reducing the waiting lists for transplantation because cadaver donation is not enough. Living donor kidney transplantation offers multiple advantages when compared with cadaver donor transplantation: longer graft and patient survival on the short, mid and long-term; the fact that a scheduled procedure allows us to optimize donor and receptor´s conditions; and ischemia time between nephrectomy and transplantation can be shortened to a minimum. A good initial function without need of dialysis (up to 90%) and lower incidence of rejection, which diminishes the need of antirejection drugs, should also be emphasized

Estudio del donante desde el punto de vista quirúrgico. Elección del riñón / Surgical evaluation of candidates for donation. Selection of the kidney

Debido a la escasez de órganos paratrasplantar, el aumento del éxito en el resultado del trasplante(Tx) de donante vivo renal, junto a la evoluciónen las pautas de inmunosupresión, se intenta potenciarla obtención de riñones a partir de este tipo de donantesvivos. El proceso de obtención de un órgano a partirde un donante vivo repercute sobre múltiples aspectosno sólo médico-quirúrgicos, sino también emocionales,sociales y económicos. La utilización de riñonesprocedentes de donante vivo implica una gran responsabilidaden el evaluación y selección Los candidatospara la donación son sometidos a una extensa bateríade exploraciones de cara a optimizar la posible seleccióny planificación prequirúrgica. Uno de los aspectosmás importantes en la evaluación y elección del riñónreside en la realización de pruebas radiológicas, a suvez básicas para delimitar e informar, de la forma másprecisa y detallada posible, de la anatomía renovascular,determinante en la elección del riñón y así optimizary disminuir los riesgos y complicaciones que se puedanproducir en la extracción o en el implante. Losavances en la tecnología de la imagen permiten evaluarde forma segura, rápida y practicamente no invasivaal donante potencial. De esta forma se pretendeseleccionar el riñón con menor probabilidad de fallopor causas técnicas, y que siempre se conserve elmejor riñón en el donante

Living donation for kidney transplantation ;;is being promoted due to the shortage of organs, the ;;improved outcomes of living donor transplants and the ;;evolution of immunosuppression regimens. The process ;;of organ donation from a living donor affects not only ;;medical-surgical features but also emotional, social and ;;economic. Using kidneys from living donors involves a ;;great responsibility in evaluation and selection. ;;Candidates for donation undergo an extensive set of ;;examinations in order to optimize selection and to plan ;;surgery. Radiological evaluation is one of the most ;;important features of the evaluation process and selection ;;of the kidney; it shows precisely the renal vascular ;;anatomy, which is decisive in the choice of the kidney ;;and helps to optimize the process and diminish risks and ;;complications during extraction and/or transplantation. ;;The advantages on imaging tests allow to evaluate ;;potential donors in a safely, fast and almost noninvasive ;;matter. The aim of the process is to select the kidney ;;with less likelihood of failure due to technical reasons, ;;and always leave the best kidney for the donor