Suggest treatment methods for kidney transplant
Patient: What is the procedure to start the process if some one from western world needs a kidney transplant urgently and come to Vellore to do it? What might be the ball park expenses for whole procedure? Any way the finding and matching the organ could be fast tract. Doctor: HelloThanks for query.Following procedure is followed for Kidney transplant in India.1) Normally we prefer related donor like brother mother ,son wife etc having same blood group of recipient(Patient).2) Written consent from the donor in front of legal expert (Magistarte) on stamp paper is mandatory.3) In case no related matching related donor is available a friend ,distant relative can be accepted as a donor .It should be voluntary There should not be any money transaction involved .4) Once the donor is confirmed to be matching all the necessary tests like blood test ,Renal angiography  are done for recipient and donor for technical  aspects of  surgery of transplant.5) Once all the formalities are completed which normally takes 2-3 weeks  The surgery is carried out by minimal invasive technique The cost involved ranges from 4-5 lakhs of Indian Rupees.( This is variable).  Dr.Patil.