ArticleInternational journal of organ transplantation medicine2017
Do the Benefits of Transplant Tourism Amongst Nigerian Patients Outweigh the Risks? A Single-Center Experience.
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- Perspectives of relatives of patients with end-stage kidney disease on kidney sources, commercial kidney donation, and barriers to living kidney donation in Nigeria: a qualitative study.Journal of nephrology · 2024Article
- The current status of kidney transplantation in Nigerian children: still awaiting light at the end of the tunnel.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2021Article
- Developing nephrology services in low income countries: a case of Tanzania.BMC nephrology · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundTransplant tourism (TT) is the term used to describe travel outside one's country of abode for the sole purpose of obtaining organ transplantation services.
objectiveThis study describes the characteristics and outcomes of kidney transplant tourists who were followed up in our institution.
methodsA retrospective study was conducted on patients who underwent kidney transplantation outside the country and were followed up in our institution from 2007 to 2015.
results26 patients were followed up; 19 (73%) were males. The mean±SD age of patients was 40.5±10.3 years. The majority (n=20) of the transplantations were carried out in India. Living-unrelated transplants were most common (54%). Complications encountered were infections in 11 (42%) patients, new-onset diabetes after transplantation in 9 (35%), chronic allograft nephropathy in 8 (31%), biopsy-proven acute rejections in 3 (12%), and primary non-function in 2 (8%). 1-year graft survival was 81% and 1-year patient survival was 85%.
conclusionKidney transplant tourism is still common among Nigerian patients with end-stage renal disease. Short-term graft and patient survival rates were poorer than values recommended for living kidney transplants. We therefore advise that TT should be discouraged in Nigeria, given the availability of transplantation services in the country, and also in line with international efforts to curb the practice.
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