Transplantation of En Bloc Pediatric Cadaver Kidneys into Adult Recipient.
- Author:
Jong Sok SHIN
1
;
In Sung MOON
;
Sun Cheol PARK
;
Yong Bok KOH
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, KangNam St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
En bloc pediatric kidney transplantation;
Longterm result
- MeSH:
Adult*;
Cadaver*;
Child;
Humans;
Kidney Transplantation;
Kidney*;
Nephrons;
Tissue Donors;
Transplants
- From:The Journal of the Korean Society for Transplantation
2002;16(1):141-143
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
According to the donor shortage, the marginal donor should be concerned as one of the potential kidney sources. The pediatric kidney could be transplanted to adult recipient, but it is well known that small functioning nephron mass could cause the late graft dysfunction according to the hyperfiltration syndrome. Here, we report a case of successful kidney transplantation in adult using en bloc kidneys from a child with good long term graft function.
