Abstract
tBackground
Paediatric kidney transplantation has different aspects in adults in terms of underlying primary renal disease, surgical technique, perioperative care and graft prognosis. Significant urological problems are present in a high percentage of paediatric recipients. This study was undertaken to characterize paediatric kidney transplantation as performed at our institutes.
Methods
Twenty-eight patients (age range 4–17 years, 10 girls, 18 boys) were included in this study. We analyzed (1) urologic procedures performed prior to or simultaneously with transplantation, (2) intraoperative changes in haemodynamics, (3) postoperative complications and (4) acute allograft rejection and graft prognosis.
Results
Of 4 patients with lower urinary tract abnormalities (neurogenic bladder in 3, posterior urethral valve in 1), 2 underwent augmentation ileocystoplasty prior to transplantation. The Mitrofanoff procedure as a diversion for neourethra was also performed in 2 of the 4 patients. All these 4 patients were managed with clean intermittent catheterization. Central venous pressure changes before and after graft vessel declamping were much greater in patients with body weight below 25 kg than in those above 25 kg. Five surgical complications and 6 infections were encountered postoperatively and hypertension was lasting in 6. Thirteen patients experienced 19 periods of acute allograft rejection. All of the 24 patients in the cyclosporin era (1986-) overcame rejections and they are all alive with good graft function.
Conclusions
As long as proper pretransplant patient evaluation and management, and intensive perioperative care are undertaken, good prognosis of renal allograft can be achieved in young patients.
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Morita, K., Seki, T., Kakizaki, H. et al. Experience with kidney transplantation in children and adolescents. International Urology and Nephrology 30, 627–637 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02550558
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