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Explain The Procedure And Cost Of Kidney Transplantation For Diagnosed Kidney Failure
sir,my brother is 22 yrs old.He has been diaognoised by kidney failure. His both kidneys are not working and we are told by the doctor to immediately take him to vellore.So plz can you tell me the actual cost of transplantation and whether both kidneys needs to be changed??
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Thank you for writing to Health Care Magic.
You do not need to replace both kidneys. Replacing one kidney will help you as in most cases, only one kidney needs to function.
The cost of the transplantation can be up to 10 lacs for the surgery. I am here to help you further.
Hope this helps you.
Dr Vignan
You do not need to replace both kidneys. Replacing one kidney will help you as in most cases, only one kidney needs to function.
The cost of the transplantation can be up to 10 lacs for the surgery. I am here to help you further.
Hope this helps you.
Dr Vignan
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