Life-Saving Kidney Transplantation
Kidney Transplantation in Israel at Sheba Medical Center
Sheba Organ Transplant Center at Sheba Medical Center – Experienced and Expert Treatment from a Holistic Care Team
The kidneys are essential organs, largely responsible for filtering the blood and producing hormones like erithropetin, which cause the producing red blood cells, and balancing blood pressure and influence on acid-based equilibrium.
Without functional kidneys, toxins will quickly build up in the bloodstream, and this will lead to multi-organ failure and death. When end-stage kidney failure – also known as end-stage renal failure – occurs, patients face either a lifetime of time-consuming and painful dialysis or the hope of kidney transplant.

What is the Treatment for End-Stage Kidney Failure?
Once kidney failure reaches the end stage, it is not reversible. Doctors put end-stage renal failure patients on dialysis – blood filtration through a machine – to preserve their lives, but the only “cure” is a kidney transplant. A kidney can be received from either a living or deceased donor, but not any kidney will do. The donor kidney must be a close tissue match for the patient to avoid rejection. This match is determined by blood compatibility, tissue typing and tissue CROSS MATCH.
For this reason, the best donors are typically close relatives of the patients. Family members have significant commonalities in their genetic code and are often good matches for organ donation.

Who Leads the Organ Transplant Center at Sheba?

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