Living related renal transplantation in Kuala Lumpur.

Fifty-si» lz"ving related renal transplants were performed between December 1975 and December 1980. All except eight of the recipients were male. Tbe mean age was 29.5 years. Patient and graft surmoal were 86 percent and 73 percent at 1 year and 83 percent and 68 percent at 2 years respectively. Infection was the main cause of death and acute and chronic rejection were the main causes of graft failure. The donors were aged between 18 and 72 years old. There were 21 parent and 35 sibling donors. Donor nephrectomies were performed without mortality and our experience so far unth. the transplantation ofkidneys from elderly donors has been encouraging.