My grandfather was 90 when my uncle donated a kidney to him. 3 years later, both are going strong.
Kidney allocation is based on a mathematical formula that awards points for factors that can affect a successful transplant, such as time spent on the transplant list, the patient's health status, and age.
You can be any age to get a kidney disease.
To clarify, the "waiting" part of the concept of a "waiting list" refers to "waiting for a donor", not "waiting until everyone who was here before me to be transplanted". Everyonerequiring a transplant is placed on the waiting list, since they are all waiting for donors (unless they use a living donor).Everyone who requires a transplant (of whatever organ) is on essentially the same waiting list - that way if a donor comes up who matches more than one person (i.e one match for a liver, one for a kidney, one for lungs) it's easy to identify who requires what.
You can get Kidney Disease at any age. I was diagnosed at age 9 with Kidney Disease but had it earlier than that just undiagnosed. Usually it does not get diagnosed until stage 3 of Kidney Disease because that is when post people start to show symptoms. Chronic Kidney Disease means you will end up on either a dialysis machine or need a kidney transplant where as Acute Kidney Disease they might be able to save your kidneys. More can be found out at your local Kidney Foundation depending on what country you are in.
the patient's age, general physical condition, diagnosis and stage of the disease. Transplant surgery is not recommended for patients who have liver, lung, or kidney problems; poor leg circulation; cancer
Well into retirement age these days ! Advances in medicine and surgical procedures over the years has vastly extended the lives of transplant patients.
Because kidney dialysis, although effective, is not a long term solution due to the huge amount of time it requires. Dialysis is just not convenient - for a patient with very little kidney function, dialysis it takes up a vast amount of time each week, is not possible to do on holidays, and women cannot have children whist on dialysis. Whereas a kidney transplant is far more portable than a dialysis machine, does allow the possibility of children, and does not require a vast amount of maintenance per week. Although it does require daily medication and periodic check-ups, for most people it is still the "easier" long-term solution, compared to dialysis.
Yes,Polycystic kidney disease causes many cysts (fluid-filled sacs) to develop in the kidneys. The most common type is an inherited condition called autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). With ADPKD, problems commonly do not develop until the age of 30-50, with some people never developing any problems. The two common problems that develop are high blood pressure and kidney failure. About half of people with ADPKD develop kidney failure requiring dialysis or a kidney transplant by the age of 60.
There is no "maximum" age.
There is no maximum age
at the age of 18
Maximum of one age.