Expanding the Kidney Donor Pool Through En Bloc Transplantation

The wait list for organ donation has reached an astounding number, and it only continues to grow. But doctors have discovered a new way to transplant kidneys that were never considered usable before. The kidneys of very young children who died prematurely were thought to be too small to transplant to adults, but a new procedure called en bloc transplantation has been found to be very effective. In this podcast, Dr. Jeffery Campsen answers questions about an en bloc procedure.