Kidney Transplantation
What's included in this package
Medical Procedures
- Kidney transplant
Duration
- 5 days in the hospital
24/7 Bookimed assistance
- Personal medical coordinator
- Medical travel arrangements — booking of air tickets and hotel rooms at special partner prices
- Patient advocacy during medical travel
Program price
What's NOT included in this package
Doctor
Dr. Kamil Yalcin Polat has performed 3,000+ organ transplantations at Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital. He leads the Organ Transplantation Center in Istanbul. Dr. Polat completed fellowships at Mount Sinai and Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York. He is an expert in both liver and kidney transplants.
- Performed over 2,000 liver transplants and 1,000 kidney transplants.
- Serves as Vice President of the Turkish Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Society.
- Former founder of the Organ Transplantation Center at Atatürk University.
- Works at JCI-accredited Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital in Istanbul.
How are we doing?
About the clinic
Kidney transplant at Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey may cost around $18,000-$21,000 USD. The hospital performs over 300 kidney transplants annually with a 99% success rate. It offers both open surgery and advanced robot-assisted procedures using the Da Vinci system.
About the surgeon
Prof. Dr. Kamil Yalçın Polat leads the transplant team with 35 years of experience. He has performed 900+ surgeries and pioneered Turkey's first robotic kidney transplant. His expertise covers both general and transplant surgery with membership in the UEMS Transplant Surgery board.
Treatment details
The hospital specializes in living donor kidney transplants. Two surgical approaches are available:
- Classical open surgery
- Robot-assisted procedure (reduced scarring, faster recovery)
Patients stay 7 nights post-op while donors stay 3-5 nights. The complete package includes compatibility tests, hospital stays, and transfers.
Package inclusions
The $18,000 base package covers:
- Transplant surgery and team fees
- Hospital stay for patient (7 nights) and donor (3 nights)
- Pre-op testing with 3 dialysis sessions
- Initial donor evaluation and compatibility testing
- Post-op medications during hospitalization
- Transfers and first follow-up consultation
Pre-surgery requirements
Patients must provide blood group compatibility results and original identification documents. Donors must be aged 18-60 with no prior major surgeries. Turkish law requires relationship proof for living donors up to 4th degree relatives.
Memorial Bahçelievler holds JCI accreditation as Turkey's first LEED Platinum certified hospital. Its specialized transplant program offers comprehensive care for international patients. Contact the clinic for personalized treatment planning.
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