Why Are Paired Kidney Exchanges Important? A paired kidney exchange, also known as a “kidney swap” occurs when a living kidney donor is incompatible with the recipient, and so exchanges kidneys with another donor/recipient pair.The HLA compatibility, age and kidney functions of the donor are important considerations while finding a suitable match at our program....
Initial contact should be established to recieve more detail about your chances for ransplantation. After the initial contact, we will request medical reports to be sent to us. Therein after, you will be invited to our center for pre-transplant evaluation; if you are an eligible candidate for kidney transplantation, blood tests and radiological tests can be done in your home country prior...
Vascular access is the life line for hemodialysis patients. We are a reference center for challenging vascular access cases in the region. Professor Barıs Akin directs the Kidney Transplantation Program as well as the vascular access center that performs 60–70 access cases per month. We perform Arteriovenous(AV) Fistula, AV Graft Placement as well as revisions of these life sites. The repair...
Prof. Dr. Barış Akin
Istanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital provides service with 12 operating theatres and 300 beds on 35.000 m2 closed space.
