Don_Dickle to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months agoTIL When a person receives a kidney transplant they don’t take out the old kidneys, they just shove em to the side and leave em in there.www.kidney.orgexternal-linkmessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up1509arrow-down13cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
arrow-up1506arrow-down1external-linkTIL When a person receives a kidney transplant they don’t take out the old kidneys, they just shove em to the side and leave em in there.www.kidney.orgDon_Dickle to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square85fedilinkcross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
minus-square°˖✧ ipha ✧˖°linkfedilinkEnglish54•4 months agoRemoving it is more traumatic to the body, so they just leave it in.
minus-square@Plopp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish25•edit-24 months agoI wonder how they found that out. - Hey Nick, where did you put the old kidney I can’t see it anywhere? - Uh-oh… It’s… I’m sure it’s fine, listen I have to run to a meeting, just keep an eye on this patient.
Removing it is more traumatic to the body, so they just leave it in.
I wonder how they found that out.
- Hey Nick, where did you put the old kidney I can’t see it anywhere?
- Uh-oh… It’s… I’m sure it’s fine, listen I have to run to a meeting, just keep an eye on this patient.