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5 unusual facts about Kidney transplantation


Jisr az-Zarqa

In 1998, the first multiple kidney transplant in Israel took place between a couple from Jisr az-Zarqa and a Jewish couple from Jerusalem.

Kendall Hart

Del urges Kendall to let go of her revenge schemes, recognizing the good in her, and Kendall supports him as he prepares for and undergoes a transplant operation later in December 1994, receiving a kidney donated by his sister, Dixie Cooney.

Kidney transplantation

At least four professional athletes have made a comeback to their sport after receiving a transplant: New Zealand rugby union player Jonah Lomu, German-Croatian Soccer Player Ivan Klasnić, and NBA basketballers Sean Elliott and Alonzo Mourning.

The Boston transplantation, performed on December 23, 1954, at Brigham Hospital was performed by Joseph Murray, J. Hartwell Harrison, John P. Merrill and others.

The Sparky Book

The story is based on the experiences of the director's own sister, Leah, who had two kidney transplants as a child.


Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney

Approximately 50% of people with this disease will develop end stage kidney disease and require dialysis or kidney transplantation.


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1960 in Scotland

30 October – Michael Woodruff performs the first successful kidney transplantation in the UK, at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.