Nephrologist ·
Memorial Sisli Hospital , Istanbul, Turkey
28 Years of experience ·
Languages Spoken: Turkish , English
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People who are having some serious infections, that includes tuberculosis, hepatitis and bone infections are those that could be a good candidate for a kidney transplant. Kidney transplant could be a requirement for patients who have recently recovered from cancer or who are suffering from cancer now. Other conditions because of which a kidney transplant could become necessary are excessive cardiovascular or liver disease.
The signs and symptoms which lead to end stage kidney disease necessitating a kidney transplant are outlined below.
Please consult your Kidney Transplant Surgeon whether you need to get a transplant done if your kidneys have failed i.e., you have end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Patients who have been diabetic for a pretty long time might end up having this disease. High blood pressure or Hypertension is another of the leading causes of kidney disease which could necessitate a kidney transplant.
The doctor's operating hours are from 10 am to 6 pm, Monday to Saturday, Sunday is an off day. It will take you a day or two to start recuperating, to get discharged and reach home will take up to a weeks' time.
The list of procedures performed by Dr. Yalcin Erdogan are mentioned here for your convenience.:
The donors whose kidney is transplanted in the place of the diseased kidney could be a living or deceased donor. It makes sense for you to get your kidney or kidneys replaced with a healthy kidney before you would have to get on dialysis and such a procedure is called a preemptive kidney transplant. Your body should have adapted to the new kidney very well and this can be checked by getting timely checkups..
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A kidney transplant surgeon helps you by replacing the diseased kidney or kidneys with a healthy one. The surgeon not just performs the procedure but handholds you through the preoperative and post operative rehabilitation as well. They also prescribe the right medications and tests which will assist the process. The core operation team of the surgeon consists of Technicians, Nephrologist and nurses as well.
There is a number of tests required to evaluate your candidature for a kidney transplant and they are listed below::
There can be a requirement for other tests basis your health conditions, these additional tests are listed her:
The transplant should happen efficiently and kidneys should work well post acceptance by the body, therefore it is important for the tests to be accomplished at the right time and frequency. The cardiac stress test, Electrocardiogram and Echocardiogram are required in some cases to realise the heart condition and its fitness for the procedure.
Any symptoms that indicate a kidney failure are a good reason for you to a kidney transplant done. It is not necessary that just people on dialysis get the kidney transplant, it is also true that you can get it done before such a situation arises. They also help you with post transplant checkups to see whether your body is accepting the transplanted kidney well. It is the surgeon whom you must consult when you are in the process of deciding whether to get a transplanted kidney or not.
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