Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 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-up1490arrow-down11
arrow-up1489arrow-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@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square85fedilink
minus-square°˖✧ ipha ✧˖°@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up49·3 months agoRemoving it is more traumatic to the body, so they just leave it in.
minus-squarePlopp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·edit-23 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.