Document Details Document Type : Article In Journal  Document Title : Renal transplantation in children under 5 years of age Renal transplantation in children under 5 years of age   Document Language : English  Abstract : Between March 1987 and December 1997, 59 renal transplants [49 cadaveric, 10 live related (LRD)], were performed in 54 children aged 5 years and younger. Six children required a second transplant. The median (range) age of the recipients was 2.9 (1.4–5.0) years; mean weight was 12.6 kg (7.4–23) and donor age 11 (2–50) years. Immunosuppression was cyclosporin or FK506, prednisolone, and azathioprine. Antithymocyte globulin was given as induction therapy for second transplants. Patient survival was 98.3%; 1 patient died from upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Graft survival was 67.7% at 1 year, 57.4% at 5 years, and 45.2% at 10 years. No LRD graft was lost during 7 years of follow-up. Thrombosis was the main cause of graft loss (10 cases) followed by vascular rejection (2 cases). There was no significant difference in graft survival between recipients aged less than 2, 2–3, and 3–5 years. The height standard deviation score (±SD) improved from –2.1±1.3 at transplantation to –1.0±1.3 at 1 year, –1.1±1.5 at 5 years, and to –0.14±1.1 at 10 years  ISSN : 0931-041X  Journal Name : Pediatric Nephrology  Volume : 13  Issue Number : 9  Publishing Year : 1420 AH 1999 AD  Article Type : Article  Added Date : Monday, March 31, 2008  Researchers Researcher Name (Arabic) Researcher Name (English) Researcher Type Dr Grade Email جميلة قاري Kari, Jameela Investigator Doctorate   Files File Name Type Description  renal_transplantation_in_children.pdf pdf مشاهدة المقالة العلمية كاملة Back To Researches Page