The Gift of Life

Living Donor Kidney Transplant

A living donor transplant offers the highest success rates and longest graft survival for patients with End-Stage Renal Disease. Dr. Subhash Kataria leads a multidisciplinary team to ensure absolute safety for the donor and a seamless journey for the recipient.

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Compassionate medical consultation for kidney transplantation

The Medical Evaluation Process

Donor safety is our absolute highest priority. Before a living donor is approved, they must undergo a rigorous, multi-phase medical and psychological evaluation to ensure they are perfectly healthy and fit for surgery.

  • Blood & Tissue Typing: Determining ABO blood group compatibility and HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen) crossmatching to minimize the risk of organ rejection.
  • Physiological Assessment: Comprehensive cardiac, pulmonary, and renal function tests (including GFR and CT Angiograms) to map the kidney's anatomy.
  • Psychological Screening: Ensuring the donor fully understands the procedure, is making the decision voluntarily, and has adequate emotional support.
Medical team reviewing transplant compatibility charts

Navigating Legalities in India

Kidney transplantation in India is strictly governed by the Transplantation of Human Organs Act (THOA). Our administrative team assists your family through every step of this rigorous legal framework to ensure total compliance and ethical practice.

Near Relatives: Parents, children, siblings, spouses, grandparents, and grandchildren can donate with relatively streamlined paperwork, requiring proof of relationship via DNA profiling and legal affidavits.

Distant Relatives / Altruistic Donors: Donations out of pure love and affection (non-commercial) by distant relatives or friends require thorough vetting and approval by the State Authorization Committee to rule out any commercial trading, which is strictly prohibited by law.

Legal and administrative paperwork for organ transplantation

Donor Safety: Laparoscopic Nephrectomy

Decades of clinical data prove that donating a kidney does not change a person's life expectancy or increase their risk of kidney disease. The remaining kidney naturally compensates, taking on the full workload.

Dr. Kataria performs Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy, a minimally invasive keyhole surgery to remove the donor kidney. This advanced technique results in significantly less pain, minimal scarring, and a much faster recovery. Most donors are walking the next day and are discharged within 3 to 4 days.

Minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery technology

Start the Evaluation Process.

A living donor transplant is a complex but incredibly rewarding journey. Schedule a consultation with Dr. Kataria to discuss compatibility, the legal process, and to begin your medical evaluation.

Pre-Transplant Consultations Gopi Tower Clinic
Heera Nagar, Ajmer Road, Jaipur
Transplant Surgery & ICU Shalby Multi-Specialty Hospital
Sector-3, Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur

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