[Should kidney grafts from donors less than 3 years old be used?]

In order to determine the results of renal transplantation using pediatric donors younger than three years of age, a retrospective analysis of a series of 43 transplant recipients was carried out. Methods of immunosuppressive regimen were similar for all patients. They are divided into two groups. Whose donors where younger than three years of age and older than three years. Actuarial graft and patient survival, causes of graft failure, surgical and postoperative complications were compared without significant differences between groups. The results support the contention that pediatric patients younger than three years should be considered to be potential cadaveric kidney donors.