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Rare combined heart and kidney transplant in a pediatric patient: a case study.
- Source :
-
Journal of transplant coordination : official publication of the North American Transplant Coordinators Organization (NATCO) [J Transpl Coord] 1999 Sep; Vol. 9 (3), pp. 145-8. - Publication Year :
- 1999
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Abstract
- 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.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Aortic Valve Insufficiency complications
Aortic Valve Insufficiency surgery
Heart Failure etiology
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic etiology
Male
Palliative Care
Treatment Outcome
Heart Failure surgery
Heart Transplantation methods
Kidney Failure, Chronic surgery
Kidney Transplantation methods
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0905-9199
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of transplant coordination : official publication of the North American Transplant Coordinators Organization (NATCO)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 10703397
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.7182/prtr.1.9.3.j9386t727g0585r0