title: Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant in two children with hemolytic-uremic syndrome.
abstract: Simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplantation has rarely been performed in the pediatric population. This report describes successful SPK transplantation in a 12-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy with renal and pancreatic insufficiency secondary to postdiarrheal hemolytic-uremic syndrome. All reported cases of pediatric SPK transplantation are reviewed. SPK transplantation is a feasible option in selected pediatric patients with combined pancreatic and renal insufficiency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic, Minneapolis, USA.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Bendel-Stenzel
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Kashtan
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Sutherland
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Chavers
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation