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Lung Transplant in Turkey, Prices of Istanbul Clinics 2025

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What is a Lung Transplant?

A lung transplant in Turkey is a surgery that entails removing one or both of an individual’s lungs and substituting them with lungs from another person.

It is a procedure that is dedicated to patients suffering from chronic respiratory failure at a stage threatening their lives in the coming months. There are co-existing diseases (to pulmonary base disease) which may prohibit lung transplant in some patients. The selection of patients for transplantation is therefore a complex process that can only be carried out by the teams involved.

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HISAR INTERCONTINENTAL

Istanbul, Turkey

Professor Dr. Yavuz Selim Yildirim, MD

Hisar International Hospital Istanbul, Turkey is one of the largest and most comprehensive private hospitals in the country. The hospital has an area of 35,000 square meters, and It ...

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Lung Transplant

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MEMORIAL Şişli

Istanbul, Turkey

Prof. Dr. Ramazan GÜN

Founded in 1995, the Memorial Health group's first project was Memorial Hospital. Although the accomplishment of Memorial Sisli Hospital Istanbul construction was in 1999, the hospital opened ...

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Lung Transplant

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MEDIPOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Istanbul, Turkey

Prof. Tansel ÇAKIR

THE GREATEST HEALTH COMPLEX OF TURKEY: Our Medipol University Hospital is the largest investment in the health sector in Turkey. As a university hospital integrating general hospitals, ...

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Lung Transplant

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MEMORIAL ANKARA

Ankara, Turkey

Dt. Dr. Berna Turgut

Turkey Memorial Hospitals Group is globally recognized healthcare centers in the Turkish and the international medical field. It recorded many scientific advances, achievements and health ...

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Lung Transplant

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MEMORIAL Bahçelievler

Istanbul, Turkey

Prof. Dr. Erol SELİMOĞLU

Memorial Bahçelievler Hospital is one of the most important health complexes in the world. It brings a whole new understanding to the health sector. The Memorial Bahçelievler ...

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Lung Transplant

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ACIBADEM

Istanbul, Turkey

Dr. A.BÜLENT OKTAY

Recognized worldwide for the excellence of its care, the Acibadem Group is a world leader in healthcare. Established in Istanbul, it has extended its network to Europe, including the Netherlands, ...

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Lung Transplant

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NP BRAIN

Istanbul, Turkey

Prof. Dr. Oguz Tanrıdag

NP Hospital Istanbul is the first neuropsychiatric hospital in Turkey and the second in Europe. The hospital opened its doors to provide quality healthcare services with the most modern treatment ...

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Lung Transplant

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AMERICAN HOSPITAL

Istanbul, Turkey

Dr.Aylin Şimşek

Founded in 1920 by American Admiral L. Bristol, the American Hospital played a pioneering role in Turkish healthcare. Bought out in 1995 by the Vehbi Koç Foundation, it has embraced a ...

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Lung Transplant

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Florence Nightingale

Istanbul, Turkey

Dr.Çavlan Çiftçi

The Florence Nightingale Hospital has been serving the community since 1989, and its qualified staff works on the front lines. The clinic has gained an international reputation and popularity ...

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Lung Transplant

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MEMORIAL Antalya

Antalya, Turkey

OBEN DUMAN

Memorial Hospital is strategically located in Kepez, Antalya, close to many hotels, restaurants, and tourist attractions. Accessible by bus, taxi, or car, its convenient location facilitates ...

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Lung Transplant

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LOKMAN HEKIM ISTANBUL

Istanbul, Turkey

Dt. Shura Celik

After establishing its healthcare expertise in Ankara and Van, the Lokman Hekim Group has expanded its services to Istanbul. With three hospitals and a medical center in Ankara, as well as two ...

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Lung Transplant

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LOKMAN HEKIM Üniversitesi

Ankara, Turkey

Spec.Dr.Deniz Engin GÖK

At Lokman Hekim Hospitals, trust, respect, and patient satisfaction are the basic principles of healthcare. These values are demonstrated by a staff committed to exemplary professionalism, strong ...

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Lung Transplant

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What are the cases that can be treated by this Graft?

Many diseases are likely to cause lasting lung damage. A transplant is considered when all other treatment options have no useful results and the patient is dependent on artificial oxygen supply or artificial respiration.

The pathologies that often cause a lung graft are:

Cystic fibrosis
Pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary fibrosis (scarring in lung tissue)
Pulmonary emphysema (Alveolar lesions).

Cystic fibrosis

It is one of the most common congenital metabolic disorders. This disease is characterized by increased viscosity of mucus and its accumulation in the respiratory and digestive tract. In the lungs, this mucus is an ideal environment for the proliferation of bacteria, which in the long term results in the destruction of the organ.

Pulmonary fibrosis

It is characterized by a hardening of the connective tissue, particularly following inflammation, inhalation of toxic substances or exposure to asbestos dust.

Pulmonary emphysema

It is characterized by the destruction of the alveolar walls. It may result from chronic inflammation of the bronchi or severe asthma.

Not all serious lung diseases such as lung cancer can be treated by lung transplant.

What are the cases that can be treated by this Graft? 2025

The process of lung Graft

Nowadays, the operation has a very good success rate in Turkey and Istanbul as it is carried out by experienced hands .The surgical technique has changed over the years. If the heart was transplanted with both lungs in the first place, the current technique, depending on the basic disease, consists of transplanting a single lung or two lungs. Because of the severe lung infections affecting patients with cystic fibrosis, both lungs must always be transplanted.

In recent times, we have been possible to introduce the living donation, which has been done for a long time with other organs: two healthy people declare themselves ready to give each patient a small part of their lung. The lower right lobe of a donor's lung and the lower left lobe of the other donor can be transplanted into the patient's chest. In Turkey, such transplants have been successfully performed on more than 100 patients.

Different techniques

Three main techniques are currently available:

Heart-lung transplant
Bilateral sequential lung transplant
Single lung transplant.

These transplants are performed by lung transplant surgeons in the best lung transplant hospital in the world.

Rate of life expectancy with Turquie santé in Turkey and Istanbul

The survival rate of lung transplant patients has improved in recent years. According to Turquie santé, the one-year survival rate for single lung transplants is almost 80%. The five-year survival rate is over 50%.

Typical life expectancy is around 37 years and it is growing.

Chances of success

One year after lung transplant, the chances of survival are very good: 85% success. Two years after transplant, more than 70% of patients are still alive. One of the selection criteria for an operation is the lowering of life expectancy to less than two years. Lung transplantation allows 7 out of 10 patients to survive. 8 years after a lung transplant, 60% of patients are still alive. In Turkey, the results are better than those obtained in foreign transplantation centers, especially from the point of view of long-term evolution. This is due to the discipline of our patients and the meticulous follow-up, which can sometimes seem painful, by our transplant teams. In addition to survival, patients gain in quality of life when they are severely limited in their daily activities. For the majority of patients, their hopes for lung transplant were not disappointed.

The price of lung transplant in Turkey and Istanbul

It is mandatory to understand that a lung transplant can be expensive before, during and after the transplant. However, the most affordable prices are provided by Turquie santé.

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