What this page helps you do
Use this guide to organize an Azerbaijani liver case for an additional Istanbul review, compare that response with the domestic care pathway, and establish follow-up responsibilities before travel.
- Before hospital review
- Ask the treating hepatology team to describe the diagnosis, current severity, complications, prior treatment and the precise clinical question for the second center.
- Documents
- Provide laboratory trends, imaging reports and image files, and relevant pathology. Keep any potential living-donor information separate and translate records only when requested.
- Travel
- Azerbaijani passport holders may have short-stay visa exemption for tourism, but medical treatment is a distinct purpose. Confirm the correct entry route for the intended treatment and stay.
- Continuity of care
- Before treatment, name the team in Azerbaijan that will monitor medicines, liver and kidney tests, infection risk and urgent symptoms and receive the Istanbul discharge plan.
- Azerbaijan has an official transplant coordination structure; current availability and suitability at any individual center must be confirmed locally.
- No access to deceased-donor allocation in Turkey, fixed treatment stay or individual acceptance is implied.
Travel information checked 11 October 2026. Reconfirm requirements before booking.
Liver Transplant Evaluation in Turkey for Patients from Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani patients may request a preliminary international hospital review when they want another specialist center to assess the available recipient and potential living-donor information. A referral is not acceptance and should precede travel commitments.
Liver Transplant Capability in Azerbaijan and Eligibility in Turkey
Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Health Organ Donation and Transplantation Coordination Center coordinates donation and transplantation nationally, maintains the unified information system and identifies liver transplantation within the regulated system. An international opinion should complement—not bypass—that structure.
A country having a liver-transplant programme does not establish whether a particular patient should travel, whether Memorial Şişli can accept the case, or whether Turkish legal and ethical requirements can be met. Those questions require case-specific hospital review.
Memorial Şişli Liver Transplant Review
Memorial’s official sources identify liver transplantation at the Şişli Organ Transplantation Center. MedTransplant can organize a case for preliminary review, while Memorial’s specialists and relevant authorities retain all clinical, donor, ethical and legal decisions.
Preparing the Recipient File
The recipient file may include liver-disease cause and severity, complications, prior treatment, infection history, other medical conditions and the ability to follow long-term post-transplant care.
Potential Living-Donor Assessment
A potential donor requires a separate pathway that may include health history, blood group, laboratory testing, imaging, psychological review and assessment of liver anatomy and volume.
Living liver donation is major surgery for a healthy person. The potential donor must be evaluated independently, understand the risks, participate voluntarily and remain free to withdraw. A willing donor is not automatically a suitable donor.
Documents to Prepare in Azerbaijan
Clear, organized records let the hospital identify missing information without implying that every listed item will be required.
- Request a current hepatology summary covering diagnosis, complications and treatment
- Include serial laboratory results and CT or MRI reports with image files where available
- Include pathology and current cancer staging when relevant
- Keep recipient and potential-donor information in separate, labelled files
- Identify the Azerbaijani clinician or service responsible for ongoing care
Relationship, Consent and Donor Protection
The center may request identity and relationship evidence and may require further ethical review. Donation must be voluntary and free of commercial exchange, coercion or brokerage. MedTransplant does not find or arrange donors.
From Case Review to Hospital Response
Submit a concise recipient overview and only the potential-donor information lawfully available. MedTransplant structures the file, coordinates submission and communicates missing-record requests or the preliminary response.
Planning Travel from Azerbaijan to Istanbul
Wait for the hospital to review the file before booking. If evaluation can progress, planning may cover both recipient and donor schedules, requested tests, identification, accommodation, estimated stay and continuity of care after return.
Quotation and Financial Preparation
There is no verified standard price for every case. A hospital quotation may follow review and can vary with recipient and donor evaluation, diagnostics, hospitalization and the proposed treatment plan.
Continuity of Care After Returning to Azerbaijan
Before treatment, clarify which local clinician will monitor laboratory results, medicines, infection risk and urgent concerns after return. International care should complement—not disconnect—the patient from appropriate national follow-up.
Continue with the Memorial Şişli Liver Transplant Guide
Review the hospital-specific recipient, potential living-donor, ethical and preliminary evaluation pathway.
Explore liver transplant evaluation at Memorial ŞişliFrequently Asked Questions
Can records be reviewed before travelling from Azerbaijan?
Yes. Available recipient and potential-donor information can be organized for preliminary hospital review before travel is planned.
Does having a potential living donor guarantee a pathway?
No. The recipient and donor must both complete hospital-led assessment, and legal and ethical requirements must be satisfied.
Can MedTransplant find a liver donor?
No. MedTransplant does not find, source, recruit, sell, broker or arrange donors or organs.
Can international patients join Turkey’s deceased-donor waiting list?
This page does not claim such access. The hospital and relevant authorities must confirm the rules that apply to the individual case.
Which medical records are useful initially?
A current hepatology summary, laboratory trends, CT or MRI reports, prior treatment and relevant pathology or cancer-staging information can help the first review.
When should travel be booked?
Travel should generally wait until the hospital has reviewed the available file and described possible next steps.
How is a quotation obtained?
If the hospital can progress the review, it may prepare a case-specific quotation based on the evaluation and proposed plan.
Who determines transplant eligibility?
Only the responsible transplant center and relevant authorities determine recipient eligibility and donor suitability.
Sources and verification
- Memorial Şişli Hospital Organ Transplantation Center
- Memorial Liver Transplantation Center
- WHO: Transplantation and donor-protection principles
- NIDDK: The liver transplant process
- NHS Blood and Transplant: Liver transplant assessment tests
- Azerbaijan Organ Donation and Transplantation Coordination Center
- Azerbaijan Organ Donation and Transplantation Coordination Center: Frequently asked questions
- Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Visa information for foreigners
- Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs: General information about Turkish visas
Medical and ethical responsibility
MedTransplant coordinates international case preparation and referral. It does not provide medical advice, determine eligibility, allocate organs, arrange donors or guarantee acceptance, timing or outcomes.
