Citation
Mr. Bendelstenzel et al., SIMULTANEOUS PANCREAS-KIDNEY TRANSPLANT IN 2 CHILDREN WITH HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME, Pediatric nephrology, 11(4), 1997, pp. 485-487
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,"Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
Pediatric nephrology
ISSN journal
0931041X
→ ACNP
Volume
11
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
485 - 487
Database
ISI
SICI code
0931-041X(1997)11:4<485:SPTI2C>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplantation has rarely been per
formed in the pediatric population. This report describes successful S
PK transplantation in a 12-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy with re
nal and pancreatic insufficiency secondary to postdiarrheal hemolytic-
uremic syndrome. All reported cases of pediatric SPK transplantation a
re reviewed, SPK transplantation is a feasible option in selected pedi
atric patients with combined pancreatic and renal insufficiency.