title: Live related renal transplantation for end stage diabetic nephropathy.
abstract: We report our results with live related renal transplantation in 43 diabetics, most of whom were non-insulin dependent, with end stage renal disease. The overall one year patient survival was 72.1% and graft survival was 65.1%. The use of Cyclosporine was associated with a significant improvement in the one year patient and graft survival (92.3% and 84.6% respectively). The most important cause of mortality was infection. Live related renal transplantation with Cyclosporine as immunosuppression is advisable for the uremic diabetic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Jacob
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Shastry
mesh_terms: D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D000328:Adult; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000601:surgery*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000601:surgery*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000601:surgery*; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014022:Tissue Survival / Q000502:physiology