Kidney Transplant Organ Rejection. A kidney biopsy is a procedure that involves taking a small sample of kidney tissue from the transplanted kidney so that it can be tested to see if rejection is present. Chronic rejection is often caused by antibodies in the blood against the transplanted kidney and investigation of someone with chronic rejection should include a check of the blood for these antibodies.
Transplant rejection is a process in which a transplant recipient s immune system attacks the transplanted organ or tissue. Immunosuppressants are drugs or medicines that lower the body s ability to reject a transplanted organ. It s fairly common to have an episode of acute rejection within a year of your transplant.
A kidney biopsy is a procedure that involves taking a small sample of kidney tissue from the transplanted kidney so that it can be tested to see if rejection is present.
Most rejection episodes do not have symptoms and are usually picked up through routine bloodwork. The likelihood of kidney transplant rejection is greatest during the first six months after the transplant and rejection becomes less likely with the passage of time. Sometimes acute rejection leads to chronic rejection. This usually solves the problem but you still need to take this seriously to be able to preserve the function of your new organ.