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[Kidney transplantation in childhood]
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Renal transplantation in children yields good results, offering a definitive solution for end-stage renal disease. Dialysis is considered a temporary measure, especially for infants, with transplantation as the ultimate goal.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Nephrology
- Transplantation Surgery
Background:
- End-stage renal disease (ESRD) in children presents significant challenges with dialysis.
- Dialysis in pediatric patients often leads to complex issues for patients, families, and healthcare providers.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the outcomes of renal transplantation in pediatric patients.
- To establish renal transplantation as the primary therapeutic strategy for children with ESRD.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective analysis of 40 renal transplantations performed in children (up to 15 years old) between 1976 and June 1982.
- Review of existing literature on pediatric renal transplantation outcomes.
Main Results:
- Renal transplantation in children demonstrated positive outcomes, consistent with previous research.
- Transplantation is presented as a superior long-term solution compared to dialysis for pediatric ESRD.
Conclusions:
- Pediatric renal transplantation is a successful treatment modality for end-stage renal insufficiency.
- Dialysis should be viewed as a provisional treatment, with transplantation as the definitive aim.
- Infant dialysis is justifiable only when renal transplantation is feasible.
Abstract:
40 renal transplantations on children up to 15 years of age have been performed in our hospital in the years 1976 to June 1982 with one exception in 1972. We did verify the findings of previous authors that renal transplantation in children has produced good results so far (1, 5, 6). Dialysis treatment in children often evokes extreme problems for the patients, parents, and medical team. Considering this dialysis is seen as only a provisional measure, transplantation however as the final aim in the therapeutic concept of children with terminal renal insufficiency (1). Furthermore dialysis treatment for infants is justified in our opinion only if a renal transplantation ca be realized.