If the kidneys fail, dialysis is one option to take on the work of the non-functioning kidneys. Two types of dialysis are hemodialysis, which accesses the bloodstream through a connection between an artery and a vein, and peritonealdialysis, which circulates a cleaning solution into the lining of the abdomen through a catheter to clean the blood.
General Surgery at the University of Michigan Health System is divided into divisions that perform surgeries for a variety of conditions.
The University of Michigan Transplant Center is the largest and most experienced transplant center in Michigan, and among the largest in the nation, with outcomes for kidney and pancreas transplant in compliance with the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients – our patient survival rate at one year is 98%, kidney transplant survival for one year is 95%, and pancreas graph survival for one year is 85%-90% – and we offer services that are not offered widely, including a Paired Kidney Donation Program (only one in the state, utilizing U-M computer software to match kidneys to hard-to-match recipients).
The PDF links on this page link to material in the University of Michigan Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Patient Education Guide and allow you to view and print the information on your own computer.
The University of Michigan Transplant Center is the largest and most experienced transplant center in Michigan, and among the largest in the nation, with outcomes for kidney and pancreas transplant in compliance with the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients – our patient survival rate at one year is 98%, kidney transplant survival for one year is 95%, and pancreas graph survival for one year is 85%-90% – and we offer services that are not offered widely, including a Paired Kidney Donation Program (only one in the state, utilizing U-M computer software to match kidneys to hard-to-match recipients) and desensitization (for people with too many antibodies or whose blood type doesn’t match an available donor).
The University of Michigan Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program is the most experienced program within the state of Michigan, with particular expertise in the transplantation of children under the age of 2, performing more than 500 kidney transplants since the program's beginning in1964, and reporting organ rejection and patient survival rates that rank among the world's best.
The University of Michigan Transplant Center is the largest and most experienced transplant center in Michigan, and among the largest in the nation, with 80-100 liver transplants performed each year, We offer services that are not widely available, including liver transplant for cancer of the bile duct and splitting a donor liver, using the smaller portion to transplant a child and the larger portion to transplant an adult.
The PDF links on this page link to material in the University of Michigan Kidney and Liver Transplant Patient Education Guide and allow you to view and print the information from your own computer.
The first step of the liver transplant process is a comprehensive evaluation to determine the patient's suitability for a donor liver.
If you are waiting for a kidney, having a live donor can decrease your waiting time for a kidney transplant. Your parents, children, siblings, other relatives, in-laws, and close friends can all be considered for living kidney donation. Some people do not have a designated recipient and end up donating a kidney to someone they do not know. A University of Michigan-developed software program works to match an incompatible recipient/donor pair with other pairs in the same situation, offering new hope to those needing kidney transplants.
Since the first solid organ transplant in Michigan took place at the University of Michigan back in 1964, more than 10,000 patients have benefited from our devotion to the individual. We perform over 400 transplants annually, including lung, liver, heart and lung transplants, making us the largest and most experienced solid organ transplant center in Michigan--and among the largest in the nation.
