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. 1980 Jul;55(7):532-6.
doi: 10.1136/adc.55.7.532.

Renal transplantation in children less than 5 years of age

G Rizzoni, M H Malekzadeh, A J Pennisi, R B Ettenger, C H Uittenbogaart, R N Fine

Renal transplantation in children less than 5 years of age

G Rizzoni et al. Arch Dis Child. 1980 Jul.

Abstract

19 young children (less than 5 years old) have received 31 renal transplants from 4 live relatives and 27 cadaver donors. The 2-year allograft survival rate for the patients receiving their 1st allograft from the 4 live donors was 75 +/- 22% while for the patients receiving their 1st allograft from 15 cadaver donors was 26 +/- 11%. 10 children are currently surviving with functioning allographs (7 cadavers and 3 live relatives); 4 have died and 5 are undergoing dialysis after the loss of at least one allograft. Despite the poor allograft survival rate the fact that 7 children are surviving with cadaver allografts indicates that the lack of a living related donor should not prevent transplants in young children.

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