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This type of transplant is considered unethical and illegal, as it is usually performed in poor environments and carries a higher risk of infectious, vascular, and immunological complications.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Methods\u2003In this single-centered retrospective cohort study, we compared patients who underwent transplant tourism to patients who were transplanted locally and followed up in our hospital from January 2015 to December 2018.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Result\u2003A total of 254 local transplants and 60 patients from the transplant tourism group were included. Transplant tourism recipients were younger otherwise both groups were similar in gender, body mass index, diabetes, and hypertension. Recipients in the transplant tourism group had a significantly higher rate of delayed graft function (18.3% vs. 6.3%, p 0.005), acute rejection (40% vs. 7.9%, p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), and higher posttransplant infection in general. With more urological complications and higher graft failure at 3-years' follow-up (11.7% vs. 0.8%, p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001).<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Conclusion\u2003Transplant tourism is associated with a higher risk of infection and poor graft outcomes. Extra efforts are required to cut down transplant tourism by educating patients about its clinical risk and ethical considerations. 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