Kidney Transplant Surgery in Turkey

Kidney transplantation has become one of the popular operations that people from abroad fly in to get done in Turkey because of its good hospitals, skilful surgeons, and reasonable prices for healthcare. Some of the modern hospitals in Turkey are fitted with the latest technology for kidney transplantation. Most of them are accredited to international standards, enabling them to even handle the most complicated cases of kidney transplant patients. Well-qualified national and internationally trained nephrologists, along with transplant surgeons, work in Turkish hospitals. The majority of them have acquired work experience or training from various prestigious institutions around the globe. On the whole, kidney transplant surgery is substantially cheaper in Turkey compared to other Western countries.

• American Hospital, Istanbul
• Acibadem Healthcare Group
• Medipol Mega University Hospital, Istanbul
• Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty Hospital
• Hisar Intercontinental Hospital, Istanbul

• Living Donor Transplant - A kidney transplant where the donor kidney is taken from a living person. The donor can be a family member of the patient or a close friend. The donor must be a genetic match of the patient. This is important as a genetically unmatched kidney will be rejected by the patient’s body.
• Deceased Donor Transplant - A kidney taken from a deceased person for transplantation is a deceased donor transplant. In this case, the donor’s kidney is tested for a genetic match and some other tests are also done to check the health of the kidney before using it for a transplant.