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Is One Kidney Sufficient For Survival?
Hi, my child will be born with one kidney. I heard that a child can recieve an adult kidney at 2 years old. I was wondering if my child already has 1 good kidney, is it possible for me to give him one of mine so he has 2 good kidneys. I understand they can live long healthy lives with only 1, but I would feel better if he had 2 for safety reasons.... thank you
Thu, 19 Apr 2018
Hi,
Kidney's main functional unit is nephrons. Each kidney has 1.25 million nephrons which filters blood to make urine.
If you have one kidney then nephrons remains same but it's filter capacity increases and it may not lead to any serious problem.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bhadresh Lakhani
Kidney's main functional unit is nephrons. Each kidney has 1.25 million nephrons which filters blood to make urine.
If you have one kidney then nephrons remains same but it's filter capacity increases and it may not lead to any serious problem.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Bhadresh Lakhani
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