Kidney Transplants

Reports from T. Uemura and colleagues advance knowledge in kidney transplants

Published in Blood Weekly, May 20th, 2010

According to a study from the United States, "Because of the donor organ shortage, kidneys from smaller pediatric donors are being increasingly used. However, it is unclear whether small pediatric deceased donor kidneys should be used as single grafts or en bloc."

"We reviewed our outcomes of single kidney transplants from small pediatric donors into adult recipients. Kidneys equal to or more than 6 cm in length were transplanted as a single kidney in seven adult recipients weighing less than 80 kg. Creatinine clearance, kidney graft size, and glomerular size were followed up at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after transplantation. All patients and grafts, with the exception of...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2010-05-20)

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