Author(s)

Roberto Sanchez, Reyner Loza, Cesar Loza, Luis Zegarra

Renal Transplant Unit, Cayetano Heredia Hospital, Lima, Peru.
Surgery and Urology Unit, Department of Surgery, Cayetano Heredia Hospital, Lima, Peru.

Objective: This study aims to determine surgical complications and graft outcome in children undergoing renal transplantation at Cayetano Heredia National Hospital (CHNH). Materials and Methods: A case study series focused on the incidence of surgical complications and graft outcome in pediatric patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) who underwent renal transplant (RT) between December 2007 and March 2011. Results: The study described 29 pediatric transplant patients whose average age was 13.69 ± 3.38 (6.2-17.9) years. The etiology of end stage renal disease (ESRD) was renal hypoplasia in 12 patients (41.38%), primary glomerulopathy in 10 patients (34.48%), obstructive uropathy in 4 patients (13.79%), vasculitis in 2 patients (6.9%) and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in 1 (3.45%) patient. There were 11 surgical complications (34.48%): 2 cases of arterial thrombosis, 3 cases of urinary fistula, 3 of lymphocele, 1 of venous thrombosis, urinoma and perineal collection. The follow-up time was 15.84 ± 12.19 months. Graft survival at 12, 24, and 40 months was 89.29%, 77.16% and 77.16%, respectively. Conclusion: Surgical complications and graft survival in pediatric renal transplantation in our series did not differ from other published series.

Children; Terminal Chronic Renal Disease; Renal Transplantation; Surgical Complications

R. Sanchez, R. Loza, C. Loza and L. Zegarra, "Surgical Complications and Evolution of Grafts in Children with Renal Transplantation at Cayetano Heredia National Hospital," Open Journal of Nephrology, Vol. 3 No. 3, 2013, pp. 124-127. doi: 10.4236/ojneph.2013.33023.