Abstract

Solid organ transplantation is frequently carried out in this society. Under these circumstances the basic principles are altruistic organ donation and abidance by the law, which are regulated by the German Transplantation Act and by directives of the Federal Medical Council from which process instructions of the German Organ Transplantation Foundation are derived. The organ allocation is carried out by the Eurotransplant International Foundation (ET) located in Leiden, the Netherlands. Organ procurement is an essential component of the process of organ donation. This article highlights the procedure for harvesting of abdominal organs and also nonsurgical issues in the process of organ donation.

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