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ArticlePediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)2015

Renal transplantation in children weighing <15 kg: does concomitant lower urinary tract dysfunction influence the outcome?

Giulia Ghirardo, Paola Midrio, Pietro Zucchetta, PierGiorgio Gamba, GiovanniFranco Zanon, Luisa Murer, Marco Castagnetti

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Giulia GhirardoPaediatric Nephrology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital of Padova, Via Giustiniani, 2, 35128, Padua, Italy.
Paola Midrio
Pietro Zucchetta
PierGiorgio Gamba
GiovanniFranco Zanon
Luisa Murer
Marco Castagnetti

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backgroundWe reviewed our experience with renal transplantation (RTx) in children weighing <15 kg to determine if the presence of lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) influenced the outcome.

methodsBetween 1987 and 2012, 68 RTx were performed in patients weighing less than 15 kg, including 17 with associated LUTD and 51 without. We detailed the lower urinary tract management in these patients, and compared graft survival rates and estimated clearance 12 and 60 months after RTx between groups.

resultsNone of the patients without LUTD required any lower urinary tract surgery vs 8 out of 17 (47 %) with LUTD (p = 0.0001). The latter included a temporary incontinent urinary diversion in 5 cases (29 %), namely 2 vesicostomies and 3 cutaneous ureterostomies. After comparable follow-ups, there was no difference in patient survival, graft survival, and glomerular filtration rates between groups.

conclusionsProvided that there is appropriate bladder management, a concomitant LUTD does not adversely influence the outcome of RTx in patients weighing less than 15 kg. However, 50 % of our patients required lower urinary tract reconstruction and, in 30 %, a temporary incontinent urinary diversion was placed at RTx, since lower urinary tract function could not be assessed reliably, the patient was not collaborative enough to be involved in a voiding program, and/or the RTx was prioritized.

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Body WeightChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansKidney Failure, ChronicKidney TransplantationLower Urinary Tract SymptomsMalePediatricsRetrospective StudiesUrinary Tract

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