Renal transplantation in Thai children.
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1996-08
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Renal transplantation in children has been performed for over 25 years in developed countries but has never been reported in Thai children. We report an 8 year-old girl with end-stage renal disease due to chronic glomerulonephritis who had been transplanted at Siriraj Hospital. She was treated with continuous peritoneal dialysis for 9 months and developed several episodes of bacterial peritonitis and hypertension. She was transplanted using her father’s kidney and her serum creatinine level was normal within 7 postoperative days. The patient developed severe hypertension which was controlled with 4 antihypertensive agents. Five weeks postoperation her new ureter leaked. Although surgery was performed with internal stent placed, the patient continued to have urinary leakage and ureteric reconstruction using bladder flap or her own ureter will be done later. The patient’s renal function was normal on follow up.
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Renal transplantation, Thai children
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Sumboonnanonda Archara, Prommool Surasri, Jitpraphai Paibul, Nualyong Chaiyong, Vasuvattakul Somkiet, Nilwarankur Sa-nga, Vongjirad Arun, Suntornpoch Vibul, Lertakyamanee Narong. Renal transplantation in Thai children. Siriraj Medical Journal, 1996 Aug; 48(8): 703-709.