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Find out more about some important treatments for kidney conditions
Dialysis
An introduction
Treatment
Dialysis uses special equipment or a machine to do what a healthy kidney does – remove waste products and excess water from the body
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Haemodialysis
A type of dialysis
Treatment
Cleans the blood during kidney failure - using a machine
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Haemodialysis fistula
Treatment
A fistula joins an artery and a vein to form a larger, stronger blood vessel
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Kidney transplant
An introduction
Treatment
A major treatment for chidren with kidney failure - a donor's healthy kidney is transplanted into the body
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Kidney transplant - deceased donors
Treatment
A deceased donor is someone who has recently died and whose healthy kidney is quickly removed to be transplanted
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Kidney transplant - living donors
Treatment
A living donor is someone who donates one of his or her healthy kidneys
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Peritoneal dialysis
A type of dialysis
Treatment
Cleans the blood during kidney failure - using the lining of the abdomen (tummy)
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