[Clinical evaluation of 70 pediatric renal transplants after 10 to 17 years].
Among 149 kidneys transplanted in 141 children and teenagers aged 4 1/2 to 20 years, from November 1972 through December 1979, 70 (47%) were still functioning after ten years (67/145 cadaver donor grafts and 3/4 living related donor grafts). Medical and social status at the last follow-up visit (10 to 16 1/2 years after transplantation; m = 12 years) was analyzed. Patients were divided into five groups on the basis of glomerular filtration rate (GFR; ml/min/1.73 m2) and blood pressure (BP): 1) GFR greater than 80 ml and normal BP: 23 patients (33%); 2) GFR in the 60-80 ml range and/or high BP: 24 patients (34%/3) GFR in the 40-60 range: 6 patients; 4) GFR in the 15-40 range: 7 patients; and 5) hemodialysis restarted 10 1/2 to 13 years after transplantation. Mean adult stature was 155.7 +/- 10.4 cm in males and 149.8 +/- 10 cm in females. Osteoporosis was found in 88% of patients who underwent bone density quantitation. Twenty-four per cent of patients had aseptic osteonecrosis with variable degrees of impairment as a result. Chronic HBsAg carrier status was found in 37% of patients and was accompanied with persistent cytolysis in half the cases. Only one malignancy was seen (carcinoma of the urinary bladder in a child under cyclophosphamide). Six deaths were recorded between 10 and 13 years after transplantation; causes included septicemia (2 cases), cancer (1 case), hepatitis B (1 case), cerebral cystinosis (1 case), and unexplained sudden death (1 case).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Service de Néphrologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital des Enfants-Malades, Paris.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000401:mortality / Q000592:standards; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015996:Survival Rate
Evaluation clinique de soixante-dix transplantations rénales pédiatriques ayant un recul de dix à dix-sept ans.