According to the most recent reports of the International Organ Registry for Organ Donation and Transplantation, Turkey ranks first in the world for overall transplant rate from living donors and kidney transplant activity from living donors.
Organ transplantation in Turkey : what you need to know
Medical expertise in organ transplantation has been developed in Turkey since 1978. Today, Turkey’s private hospitals offer the most advanced medical treatment and technology in the world. Turkey is among the top three countries in the world for kidney and liver transplants from living donors.
Liver and kidney transplants
Liver
Liver transplantation is a surgical procedure in which a diseased liver that no longer functions properly is replaced with a healthy liver, either whole or partial, from a deceased or living donor. In a liver transplant with a living donor, part of the liver is removed from a living donor and transplanted into a recipient. Both the donor and recipient livers will return to their normal size within 8 weeks. The amount of donated liver must be 50% of the size of the recipient’s liver. The operation lasts between 6 and 8 hours. After the intervention, you will need to stay in the hospital for 10 to 20 days. The organ transplant surgeons in our exclusive network are among the best providers of adult and pediatric liver transplants in Turkey. Our organ transplant surgeons have between 20 and 40 years of experience in their field.
Kidneys
Kidney failure is a disease that occurs when fluid, urea, creatinine, uric acid and other harmful substances accumulate in the body due to untreated kidney dysfunction and the inability to excrete and detoxify toxic substances for various reasons.
Patients require treatment such as dialysis and kidney transplantation, due to high blood pressure secondary to fluid buildup in the body or complaints including, but not limited, nausea, stomach pain, lassitude, lack of energy and loss of hunger, all caused by urea and other toxic substances or due to medical conditions such as cardiac arrest caused by elevated potassium levels.
Kidney transplantation involves the transfer of healthy kidneys from a cadaver or living organ to the recipient. Transplantation from a related living donor is the most common type of kidney transplant. Considering the health of living donors, the removal of the kidney through a closed method (laparoscopic method) is the highest level of quality today. Every year, many people from different countries of the world come to Turkey for kidney transplantation.
With our highly trained surgeons and state-of-the-art surgical facilities, we provide the best and most professional care to our patients at every stage of the transplant process in Turkey.
How much does an organ transplant cost in Turkey ?
The prices for an organ transplant in Turkey (liver transplant, kidney transplant, pancreas transplant) vary according to several parameters.
As an indication, here are the average prices for some organs :
Kidney transplant : Between 18000 and 25000 dollars
Liver transplant : Between $60,000 and $80,000
Cornea transplant : Between $10,000 and $11,600
Bone marrow transplant : Between $50,000 and $60,000
Pancreas transplant : Average price : $26,000
Where do transplant operations take place ?
Transplant operations take place in our partner hospitals or private clinics in Istanbul or in other major Turkish cities with specialized organ transplant centers.
