[Kidney allotransplantation from living related donors].
From April 15, 1965, to November 1993, 104 kidneys from living related donors (LRD) were transplanted to 104 patients with endstage chronic renal failure. The kidneys were taken from the patients' mother (n = 55), fathers (n = 21), sisters (n = 18), and brothers (n = 10). Analysis of the experience accumulated has demonstrated that the outcomes of kidney grafting from LRD are much better than those from cadaver donors. All the living donors were investigated in the late postoperative period. There were no negative influences on their health and social position. The residual was able to maintain the donors' homeostasis throughout their life. Thus, transplantation of the kidney from living related donors is the method of choice in patients with end-stage chronic renal failure.