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Is there an age limit of eligibility for kidney transplantation?

April 26, 2017age eligibility kidney limit transplantation

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Is there an age limit of eligibility for kidney transplantation?

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Advanced age in itself is not a contraindication to kidney transplantation although careful medical screening for cardiovascular disease and malignancy is clearly required. Many elderly patients are transplanted successfully with acceptable long-term graft and patient survival.