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Kidney transplants at ÇOMÜ Organ Transplant Center

Overview

Recent reports from Çanakkale, Turkey, highlight successful living donor kidney transplants performed at the Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (ÇOMÜ) Organ Transplant Center.

In one instance, Yalçın Arslan recovered from kidney failure caused by five years of uncontrolled painkiller use after receiving a kidney from his wife, Seval Arslan. In a separate case in Gelibolu, Songül Alyaz donated a kidney to her husband, Nurdoğan Alyaz, to treat end-stage renal failure resulting from a decade of hypertension. The latter procedure utilized a laparoscopic method, allowing for a quick recovery for the donor.

Entities

Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University · Cabir Alan · Seval Arslan · Nurdoğan Alyaz · Yalçın Arslan

Timeline

  1. [HEALTH] 2 sources
    Songül Alyaz donates kidney to husband in Çanakkale

    A woman in Çanakkale, Turkey, donated a kidney to her husband via laparoscopic surgery, restoring his health and ending his decade-long struggle with hypertension-related kidney failure.

  2. [HEALTH] 7 sources
    Turkish man recovers after kidney transplant from wife

    A man in Çanakkale, Turkey, recovered from kidney failure caused by long-term uncontrolled painkiller use after receiving a kidney transplant from his wife.

Sources

basakgazetesi.com · cumhuriyet.com.tr · eurodressage.com · gazetecaneri.com · gazeterize.com · haber1.com · karar.com · sondakika.com