Organ transplantation is defined as transfering organs from cadaver or living people to the patient who is suffering from incurable diseases or organ insufficiencies. By organ transplantation, healthy and active organ is transferred instead of damaged organ. All organ transplantations can be fulfilled from lively to lively except heart transplantation. Kidney, liver, cornea, heart, pancreas, lung and bone marrow transplantations are being performed successfully in Turkey. Legal framework of organ transplantation has been created in 1979. Up to date, approximately 75 hearth, 4800 kidney, 6000 cornea, 2500 liver and 600 bone marrow transplantations have been performed in various hospitals of Turkey.Turkey has a great experience in the field of Organ Transplantation

The Disease Requiring Kidney Transplantation:

1. Diabetes

2. Hypertension

3. Tubulointestisyel nephritis

4. Vesicoureteral reflux

5. Kidney stones

6. Glomeronephritis

7. Congenital kidney disorders

8. Cystic kidney disease

9. Neurogenic bladder

The Disease Requiring Liver Transplantation:

1. Cyst Hydatic

2. Liver tumors with no spread outside the liver

3. Cirrhosis

4. Slowly progressing tumors with the invasion of liver

5. Fulminant hepatic failure

6. Major liver injuries

7. Metabolic diseases and haematological diseases (Wilson’s disease etc.)

The Characteristics of Organ Transplantation Process

Organ transplantations can be applied among up to 4th stage relatives acccording to the instructions of Ministry Health of Turkey. But organ transplantation except relatives is possible in progress of received approval by Regional Ethics Committees. Also cross-donor variation can be done in legal framework.

1. 1. 1. The process begins with an appointment; whereby, you will be directed to the Organ Transplant Coordinatorship.

      2. You will be provided with information on the available options and conditions for organ transplantation.

      3. If you have potential live donor candidates among your family or friends with matching blood types, you and your donor candidate will be evaluated based on the results of preliminary examinations (blood type, LCM test, physical examination by the nephrology and general surgery units).

      4. If the results are positive, you and your donor candidate should be admitted to the hospital for further detailed medical examinations.

      5. If you have no problem avoiding the transplantation, your organ transplantation surgery is able to performed.

Briefly, Organ transplantation procedures can successfully be performed at many qualified and experinced health institutions, in the direction of procedures applied in Turkey. By live Skype consultation or the application form on our web site, if you contact and share your files regarding your current disorder (such as reports, epicrisis and films), Globaly Health Company experts evaluate your disorder and inform you regarding your treatment alternatives and the process free of charge.