Rare combined heart and kidney transplant in a pediatric patient: a case study.
Multiple reports of successful combined heart and kidney transplants adults suggest that this may be a viable option for a small subset of patients with coexisting end-stage heart and kidney failure. A review of the literature, however, reveals that few combined heart and kidney transplants have been reported in children. This article presents the case of a 13-year-old boy who underwent unsuccessful palliative surgery for a congenital heart defect. The patient developed heart failure with subsequent acute renal failure, and ultimately required a combined heart and kidney transplant. The combined procedure was successful in this patient and he is alive and well 27 months postoperatively.
Fritzsche
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Loma Linda University Medical Center, Calif., USA.
McCabe
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Chinnock
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D000293:Adolescent; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care; D016896:Treatment Outcome