Indiana University Health center has a large nephrology and transplant service which is well versed in taking care of kidney donors with history of kidney stones. We believe that kidney donors with kidney stones accepted for a donation do not have an increased risk of loss of kidney function and will not be at increased risk of symptomatic kidney stone events compared to donors without a history of kidney stones. In this study we are contacting past kidney donors and participants with kidney stone who were declined as kidney donors. We will use blood tests, 24-hour urine tests, computed tomography (CT) scan, patient reported medical history and medical history in the patient's chart to gather data. This data will help us compare non stone donors, stone donors, and participants with kidney stone who were declined as kidney donors.
We believe that kidney donors with kidney stones accepted for a donation do not have an increased risk of loss of kidney function and will not be at increased risk of symptomatic kidney stone events compared to donors without a history of kidney stones.