During kidney transplant surgery, the donor kidney is placed in your lower belly. Blood vessels of the new kidney are attached to blood vessels in the lower part of your abdomen, just above one of your legs. The new kidney's urine tube, called a ureter, is connected to your bladder. Unless your own kidneys are causing complications, they are left in place.
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