ABO-incompatible kidney transplant allows transplantation between donors and recipients with different blood types, using specialized desensitization protocols to safely remove blood-type antibodies before surgery. This expands the pool of potential living donors, particularly for patients with a willing but blood-type-incompatible family donor.
Recommended for patients with end-stage kidney disease who have a willing living donor whose blood type is incompatible, allowing transplant through antibody-removal desensitization rather than waiting for a matched donor.