 A kidney transplant is a procedure performed to place a healthy kidney from a living or diseased donor into a person whose kidneys no longer function properly. Pre procedure, you undergo various tests, scans and evaluations. On the day of the procedure, you're administered anesthesia, after which the surgeon makes an incision in the lower part of your abdomen and places the new kidney into your body. Unless your own kidneys are causing complications like high blood pressure or infection, they are left in place. The blood vessels of the new kidney are attached to the blood vessels in the lower part of your abdomen, just above one of your legs. The new kidney's ureter, the tube that links the kidney to the bladder, is then connected to your bladder and the incisions are closed. The surgery takes about 4 to 6 hours. Post procedure, you remain in the hospital for a few days for monitoring the recovery.