Find Best Kidney Transplant Hospitals in India

Kidney Transplant Surgery is a procedure in which a healthy kidney from a living or deceased donor is surgically implanted into a patient’s body. The success of kidney transplant surgery mainly depends on donor and recipient (patient) compatibility.

India has many world-class JCI-accredited hospitals carrying out cost-effective kidney transplant programs, including robotics which increases the chances of successful kidney transplants. Furthermore, the Indian Government has implemented regulations and laws for ethical Kidney Transplants in India, providing a sense of safety to the patient and donor.

Legal Documentation required before Kidney Transplantation

Kidney Transplant in India is governed by The Transplantation of Human Organs Act of 1994. It aims to promote the humanitarian benefits of organ transplantation while preventing exploitation and abuse. Therefore a patient has to submit several documents to the authorization committee set up by Govt of India as a part of the eligibility criteria. These include medical and diagnostic tests of the patient as well as for the donor.

Apart from this, the patient and the donor must provide proof of relation, identity, address, income, and age in the form of a Government-issued ID, like a passport. You will also have to submit a no-objection certificate from the donor’s spouse or close relative, with consent signed by you and the donor.

We advise you to check with the hospital for additional or specific document requirements before traveling to India, to ensure smooth and successful kidney transplant procedure. The Authorization Committee may not grant permission to carry out kidney transplant surgery in case of any discrepancy observed in your documents

Donor Selection Criteria:

• The donor’s age should be between 18 and 55 years.
• He should be free of any medical conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and viral hepatitis (B or C).
• The donor’s blood type should ideally be the same as the recipient’s (ABO compatible)
• To reduce the risk of transplant rejection, the donor and recipient should have a good Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibody tissue match.
• The donor must be a close relative of the patient, preferably a blood relative.

Investigations of Kidney Transplant Donor:

• Hepatitis B & C
• HIV I & II
• CBC, LFT, KFT and blood group,
• Cross-matching in case of ABO compatible
• Anti – ABO antibody Titer in case of ABO-incompatible
• Random blood sugar, HBa1C
• USG Whole abdomen
• Urine Routine & Microscopic
• Psychological evaluation and assessment
• Evaluation of the donor’s medical history

The procedure of a Kidney Transplantation  

Kidney transplantation in a donor can be performed in three ways:

• Traditional open surgery
• Laparoscopic surgery or
• Minimally invasive robotic kidney transplant surgery.

In the case of conventional open surgery, the surgeon makes a large incision in the lower abdomen of the donor to access the kidney.

Robotic-assisted kidney transplantation is a precise, minimally invasive surgery that uses robotic technology to assist the surgeon in performing the transplant. During the process, the surgeon makes a small incision of about 7 to 10 cm to remove the kidney from the donor.

One of the robotic arms holds a high-magnification 3D camera which is inserted into the abdomen through one of the keyholes and provides a high-definition, magnified (12×), 3D view of the surgical site. The other mechanical arms are equipped with surgical instruments designed to mimic the movement of the human hands and wrists.

Once the kidney is removed from the donor, the surgeon will transplant it into the recipient.  Depending upon its condition, the surgeon may or may not remove the existing kidney.

The surgeon controls the robotic instruments from a console, which allows for greater flexibility compared to traditional open surgery. The robotic procedure has various advantages over traditional surgery.  But robotic kidney transplantation also has limitations like higher cost, the need for specially trained surgeons, and, most notably, the surgery is unsuitable for all patients.

 Limitations of Robotic Kidney Transplant

1. Cost
2. It is time taking procedure hence chronic debilitated patients are not a candidate for this procedure

 ABO incompatible kidney transplant

When the recipient and the donor have different blood groups, this procedure is necessary. Previously, the only option was to find a compatible match donor because the presence of blood antibodies that reacted with the donor’s blood type would cause the transplant to be rejected. However, the availability of ABO incompatible kidney transplants between specific receivers and living donors has resulted in shorter waiting times for many patients due to medical advancements.

Patients receiving an ABO incompatible kidney transplant get pre- and post-transplant medical care to lower the risk of rejection and guarantee a successful transplant.

Plasmapheresis and plasma exchange prevents the body from attacking the transplanted kidney by removing harmful antibodies and other chemicals from the blood plasma. Thus, ensuring proper functioning of the transplanted kidney.

Role of anti-rejection medicine after transplant

The body’s immune system cannot reject a donated kidney if anti-rejection medicine is used. The new kidney can operate normally because these medications suppress the immune system, which stops it from attacking the transplanted organ. Anti-rejection medicine must be adequately managed for a kidney transplant to be effective.

Cost of ABO compatible Kidney Transplant in India

ABO – INCOMPATIBLE (unmatched blood groups ) Kidney Transplant in India will cost you additional 5000-1000 USD depending upon hospital policy, number of plasma exchanges needed which depends on your antibody titer level.

DJ stent is to be removed after a month post-kidney transplantation, and it may cost another 300$.

Robotic kidney transplant costs around 17000 USD in India at Max Healthcare.

Stay in hospital

Patient will need to stay in the hospital for 10 days after surgery.

Donor stay will be 5 days

Stay in India

Due to the nature of the surgery, you will need to stay in India for a minimum of 2 months.

Success rate

India boasts a 94% success rate for this procedure.

 Best Kidney Transplant Doctors in India

Dr. Anant Kumar, Chairman of Uro-Oncology, Robotic and Kidney Transplantation at Max Hospital Saket New Delhi.

Dr Sandeep Guleria, Senior Consultant at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi

Dr. Sunil Prakash, Senior Director & HOD – Nephrology, Kidney Transplant, BLK-Max Hospital, Gurgaon

Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat, Chairman Urology & Kidney Transplant Unit at Medanta the Medicity , Gurugram

Dr. Sanjay Gogoi, Head of Department – Urology at Manipal Hospitals (New Delhi),

Dr Pradeep Bansal, Head of Urology & Renal Transplant in Fortis Hospital

Dr. Aditya Pradhan, Director & HOD of Urology, Uro-Oncology & Renal transplant department at Venkateshwar Hospital

Best Kidney Transplant Hospitals in India

• Max Super Speciality Hospital Saket New Delhi.
• Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi
• BLK-Max Hospital, Gurgaon
• Medanta the Medicity , Gurugram
• Manipal Hospitals (New Delhi),
• Fortis Hospital
• Venkateshwar Hospital

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