A new source of organs became available following the first successful transplantation of a kidney from a living donor half a century ago. Since then, expanding the living donor pool has been a priority. This appraisal of strategies used to increase the number of living kidney donors focuses on transplantation across ABO and HLA barriers, and extending selection criteria to include elderly and obese donors, and those with hypertension.
- Seema Baid-Agrawal
- Ulrich A Frei