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First living related kidney transplantation results in excellent outcomes for small children.

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OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluated the outcomes of living related kidney transplantation in small children. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Ten pediatric patients with body weights less than 10 kg received parental kidney transplants (five mothers and five fathers). An intra-abdominal approach was used in nine children and a retroperitoneal approach in one child. Bilateral, left, or right nephrectomy was performed in seven, two, and one child, respectively. Immunosuppression consisted of either cyclosporine (n = 7) or tacrolimus (n = 3) with either mizoribine (n = 4) or mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) (n = 5) or azathioprine (n = 1), and methylprednisolone (n = 10). Antilymphocyte globulin was used in the first series of four children; basiliximab in the most recent five children. RESULTS:All renal allografts functioned immediately after transplantation despite the mismatched size of the large renal allografts. Nine of 10 children were alive with a functional allograft at 6 to 196 months posttransplantation. One child died of intra-abdominal bleeding 5 days posttransplantation. One child has suffered chronic allograft nephropathy 11 years posttransplantation (serum creatinine 3.3 mg/dL). The remaining eight children display good renal function (serum creatinine = 0.2 to 1.43 mg/dL). Steroids were withdrawn in eight of nine children; one child continues on alternative-day therapy. One child (LD55) exceeded the mean standard height. The most recent height standard deviation (SD) scores were superior (-1.75 +/- 1.39 [-3.83 to 0.54]; P < .0082) to those at transplantation (-2.91 +/- 0.79 [-2.00 to -4.14]). CONCLUSIONS:The outcomes of living related kidney transplantation in small children were excellent despite the operative risks and the difficulty of cardiovascular and fluid management. Transplantation for small children appears to result in much better quality of life and growth than dialysis.

journal_name

Transplant Proc

journal_title

Transplantation proceedings

authors

Aikawa A,Arai K,Kawamura T,Sugiyama K,Muramatsu M,Itabashi Y,Ohara T,Motoyama O,Hasegawa A

doi

10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.06.095

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2005-09-01 00:00:00

pages

2947-50

issue

eissn

0041-1345

issn

1873-2623

pii

S0041-1345(05)00731-1

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First living related kidney transplantation results in excellent outcomes for small children.