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Robot-Assisted Kidney Transplantation
Published on: July 19, 2021
Overview of pediatric kidney transplantation
Caroline P Lemoine1, Marcos E Pozo1, Riccardo A Superina1
1Division of Transplantation and Advanced Hepatobiliary Surgery, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States.
Abstract:
Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for pediatric patients with end-stage kidney disease. Unlike adult recipients undergoing transplantation, special considerations must be taken when transplanting children based on the underlying etiology of kidney disease, previous surgical procedures, anatomical limitations and necessary technical adjustments. Additionally, the choice of donor must be measured to ensure optimal graft survival given a longer post-transplant life expectancy. Those topics as well as frequently encountered postoperative complications are also discussed in this publication.
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