Transplantation Tourism: High Risk for the Recipients

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http://www.atcmeetingabstracts.com/abstract/transplantation-tourism-high-risk-for-the-recipients/

Transplantation Tourism: High Risk for the Recipients
A. El-Agroudy, S. Ghareeb, S. Alarrayed, E. Farid, H. Alhellow, S. Abdulla

Background/Aim: While the ethical aspects of transplant tourism have received much attention recently, less has been written about the medical safety of this practice. We retrospectively evaluated the outcomes of patients who purchased organs internationally and presented to our center for follow-up care.

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Conclusion: Although recent developments increased success in renal transplantation, receiving a kidney from a paid living donor at a commercial transplant center still carries great risks for the recipient.