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Cadaver kidney A kidney from a brain-dead organ donor used for purposes of kidney transplantation. Mentioned in: Nephrectomy How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Adding to the magic of the moment, doctors told of a cadaver kidney that had become available for the elder Furuya, a 61-year-old software engineer, who had made his way to the top of the transplant waiting list. Indeed, during the first three years after FDA approval of cyclosporin, the average annual increase in cadaver kidney use tripled over the prior three years. Adult cadaver kidneys were less optimal but even they succeeded at least as well over the long term as living-donor transplants to adult recipients. |
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