Author/Authors :
Firoozifar, M. Namazi Hospital - Shiraz Organ Transplant Center, ايران , Khosravi, M. B. Namazi Hospital - Shiraz Organ Transplant Center, ايران , Ghafari, S. Namazi Hospital - Shiraz Organ Transplant Center, ايران , Sahmeddini, M. A. Namazi Hospital - Shiraz Organ Transplant Center, ايران , Eghbal, H. Namazi Hospital - Shiraz Organ Transplant Center, ايران , Salahi, H. Namazi Hospital - Shiraz Organ Transplant Center, ايران , Bahador, A. Namazi Hospital - Shiraz Organ Transplant Center, ايران , Nikeghbalian, S. Namazi Hospital - Shiraz Organ Transplant Center, ايران , Kazemi, K. Namazi Hospital - Shiraz Organ Transplant Center, ايران , Shamsaeefar, A. R. Namazi Hospital - Shiraz Organ Transplant Center, ايران , Gholami, S. Namazi Hospital - Shiraz Organ Transplant Center, ايران , Farhadi, E. Namazi Hospital - Shiraz Organ Transplant Center, ايران , Shahnazi, M. A. Namazi Hospital - Shiraz Organ Transplant Center, ايران , Malek-Hosseini, S. A. Namazi Hospital - Shiraz Organ Transplant Center, ايران
Abstract :
The first kidney, liver and pancreas transplantations in Iran were carried out in Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in 1968, 1992 and 2006, respectively. In the course of time, the need for transplanting organs from brain dead cases has increased in a way that transplantation section of the University is currently practicing more than 400 liver, 40 pancreas and 250 kidney transplantations annually.