Kidney Transplant
Heidelberg
Kidney Transplant in Heidelberg is available at 1 hospital in the Voumed network.
A kidney transplant places a healthy kidney from a living or a deceased donor into a person whose own kidneys have failed, restoring the body's ability to filter the blood and freeing the patient from long-term dialysis. It is the only lasting treatment for end-stage kidney failure and the most commonly performed organ transplant in the world. Patients travel abroad for a kidney transplant to reach experienced transplant centres where the recipient and a potential living donor can be assessed together, and where the surgery and the early recovery are handled under one roof. Compared with years of dialysis, a successful transplant offers a markedly better quality of life and a return to normal daily activity.
At a glance
- Anaesthesia
- general anaesthesia
- Hospital stay
- usually about 1 to 2 weeks for the recipient
- Procedure time
- roughly 3 to 4 hours
- Recovery
- most people return to normal activity within 6 to 8 weeks
- Time before flying home
- usually about 4 to 6 weeks of local stay after surgery, once the new kidney is stable
- Results visible
- the new kidney often starts producing urine within hours to days, with strength returning over the following weeks
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Kidney Transplant in Heidelberg: hospital capabilities
Hospitals offering Kidney Transplant in Heidelberg also operate specialty technologies such as:
Frequently asked questions
These answers are general guidance and may vary by provider. Confirm the details with the hospital you choose.
Which hospitals offer Kidney Transplant in Heidelberg?
In the Voumed network, Kidney Transplant in Heidelberg is offered by Heidelberg University Hospital.
Which specialty technologies are available at hospitals offering Kidney Transplant in Heidelberg?
Hospitals offering Kidney Transplant in Heidelberg operate specialty technologies including Da Vinci Robotic Surgery.
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