title: Pediatric renal transplantation: the Bangalore experience.
abstract: A retrospective analysis was done on 47 pediatric renal transplants performed over last 16 years at Bangalore, Karnataka. The median age and weight of the recipients at transplantation were 120 months and 21 kg respectively; male to female ratio was 30 to 17. Twenty two children had underlying glomerular disease and 23 had tubulointerstitial disease. Preemptive transplantation was done in 33.3% of patients, 57.2% received hemodialysis and 9.5% received peritoneal dialysis prior to transplantation. The mean duration of dialysis was 2.6 months. The most common source of donor organ was the mother. Immunosuppression medications included cyclosporine, azathioprine, and corticosteroids. Graft survival at 1 year, 5 years, and 10 years was 80%, 45.8% and 37.5% respectively. Renal transplantation is the most optimal way to manage children with ESRD with satisfactory long term results.
authors.affiliation: Childrens Kidney Care Center, Department of Pediatrics, St. Johns Medical College Hospital, Bangalore 560034, India. kishorephadke@vsnl.com
authors.forename: Kishore
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Phadke
authors.forename: Arpana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iyengar
authors.forename: Srilekha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karthik
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Santosh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Olakkengil
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015996:Survival Rate; D014181:Transplantation Immunology