[Kidney transplantation].

The first renal transplant with little success was performed in 1933. It was not until 1947, in Boston (USA), when a cadaveric kidney was transplanted into a female patient with septic shock, renewing natural diuresis in two months. In 1950, different European and American medical teams had already proceeded with renal transplants in humans from cadaver donors with positive results, followed by an absolute success with the first renal transplant in univitelline twins in 1954.