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World J Transplant. Jun 18, 2026; 16(2): 115987
Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.115987
Published online Jun 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i2.115987
Letter to the Editor: Response to outcomes of “right vs left kidney”
Taqi Khan, Qaisar Iqbal, Muneeb Hassan, Sajid Shakeel, Naveed Khan, Lajward Asnath, Kidney Transplant Unit, Rehman Medical Institute, Peshawar 25100, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Author contributions: Khan T, Iqbal Q, Hassan M, Shakeel S, Khan N, and Asnath L contributed equally to text and manuscript revision, read and approved the final version of the manuscript to be published.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare no conflict of interest in publishing the manuscript.
Corresponding author: Taqi Khan, MD, Chief, FRCS (Ed), Professor, Kidney Transplant Unit, Rehman Medical Institute, Phase V, Hayatabad, Peshawar 25100, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. taqi.toufeeq@rmi.edu.pk
Received: October 31, 2025
Revised: November 21, 2025
Accepted: January 22, 2026
Published online: June 18, 2026
Processing time: 211 Days and 0.6 Hours
Revised: November 21, 2025
Accepted: January 22, 2026
Published online: June 18, 2026
Processing time: 211 Days and 0.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: The objective of transplantation is to get immediate graft function, whatever the method of kidney recovery, it must however be safe enough to provide a graft that is able to function immediately. Despite our budgetary limitations, we strive to do what is best for our patients. Despite limitations of our healthcare resources, the excellent donor and recipient outcomes in right kidneys have validated our current donation and transplant techniques.