Treatment
Kidney & liver transplant
For people with kidney failure or advanced liver disease, a transplant can be life-changing. India has some of the most active living-donor transplant programmes in the world. We help you understand the requirements, prepare the documents and plan the stay for both patient and donor.
Conditions we can help with
- Kidney failure (on dialysis or approaching dialysis)
- Liver cirrhosis and end-stage liver disease
- Some liver cancers, after specialist assessment
- Liver conditions in children, such as biliary atresia
Treatments and procedures
- Living-donor kidney transplant
- Living-donor liver transplant
- Medical and psychological evaluation of the recipient and the donor
- Blood group and tissue matching tests
- Post-transplant care and anti-rejection medicine planning
Availability of a technique depends on the hospital and on your case.
Your journey
How it usually goes
- 1
Send the patient’s reports and the details of possible family donors (age, blood group, relationship).
- 2
The transplant team gives an opinion on suitability and an estimate.
- 3
Documents proving the family relationship are prepared and verified.
- 4
In India: full evaluation of donor and patient, then review by the hospital’s authorisation committee.
- 5
Transplant surgery, recovery and close monitoring before the flight home.
- 6
Long-term follow-up, with regular blood tests at home and contact with the transplant team.
How long you may stay in India
As general guidance: for a kidney transplant, the patient often stays in India for about four to six weeks, including evaluation and early follow-up; the donor usually needs less time. A liver transplant often needs around six to eight weeks or more for the patient. Your transplant team gives an estimate for both.
General guidance only. Every case is different, and the hospital gives its own estimate for you.
What to send for a free review
- Kidney: creatinine/eGFR, ultrasound, dialysis details
- Liver: liver function tests, INR, ultrasound or CT, endoscopy report
- Blood group of the patient and of each possible donor
- Identity documents of patient and donor; documents showing the family relationship
Clear phone photos are fine to start with. Please don’t post medical details on public social media.
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Transplants in India are governed by the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act. For foreign patients the donor is normally a close relative, the relationship must be proven with official documents (usually verified by your embassy or high commission), and each case must be approved by the hospital’s authorisation committee.
Buying or selling organs is illegal. CurePath never arranges, introduces or accepts paid donors.
A word of honesty: no one can promise a cure. The treating doctors decide the treatment, and results differ from patient to patient. What we promise is clear information, respect and support at every step.
Not sure where to start? Send us your reports.
A free, no-obligation case review by specialist hospitals in India. In English or French.