Current thinking in transplantation in infants and children.
Renal and liver transplantation are now recognized as therapeutic modalities for children with kidney and liver failure. This article reviews the general indications for transplantation, recipient selection, descriptions of the procedures, and the expected outcome of these two procedures in the pediatric setting.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011379:Prognosis; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000379:methods