Cilaci-Tombus, A.Tombus, O.Titiz, I.Ozkan, L.2024-07-122024-07-1220120041-134510.1016/j.transproceed.2012.04.0082-s2.0-84864408935https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.04.008https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/85188th Congress of the Turkish-Transplantation-Centers-Coordination-Association (TTCCA) -- OCT 12-16, 2011 -- Antalya, TURKEYThe lack of available deceased donors and the immunological incompatibility between the patients and their voluntary donor candidates make kidney exchange among donor-patient pairs a preferable solution performed locally by many organ transplantation centers in Turkey. However, maximum benefit from kidney exchange can only be achieved when the donor patient pool is maximized using a nationwide kidney exchange program. This work discusses kidney exchange practices worldwide to develop a nationwide exchange program in Turkey and related challenges.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessArticle1625622841229Q3162344WOS:000307433400044Q3