Short- and long-term outcomes of kidney donors: a report from Tunisia.

Kidney transplantation remains the best treatment option of end-stage renal disease. Kidney donations are of particular interest with the currently increasing practice of living-donor transplantation. The purpose of this study was to analyze retrospectively the general health status as well as renal and cardiovascular consequences of living-related kidney donation.

Incidence and risk factors for post-renal transplant diabetes mellitus.

Introduction: Posttransplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is a common, serious complication of renal transplantation. The aim of this retrospective study was to estimate the incidence and to identify potential factors predisposing to PTDM.

Patients And Methods: We evaluated 296 adult nondiabetic patients who underwent kidney transplantation at our center.