Superior long-term graft function and better growth of grafts in children receiving kidneys from paediatric compared with adult donors | Zendy

Lars Pape | Zendy; J. E. Hoppe | Zendy; Thomas Becker | Zendy; J. H. H. Ehrich | Zendy; Michael Neipp | Zendy; Thurid Ahlenstiel | Zendy; G. Offner | Zendy

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Superior long-term graft function and better growth of grafts in children receiving kidneys from paediatric compared with adult donors

Author(s) -

Lars Pape,

J. E. Hoppe,

Thomas Becker,

J. H. H. Ehrich,

Michael Neipp,

Thurid Ahlenstiel,

G. Offner

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

nephrology dialysis transplantation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654

H-Index - 168

eISSN - 1460-2385

pISSN - 0931-0509

DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfl119

Subject(s) - medicine , transplantation , renal function , el niño , pediatrics , surgery

Organs from paediatric donors are often not accepted for paediatric recipients because previous reports suggested inferior graft function for small kidneys transplanted in children. On the other hand, studies have shown that kidneys of adult donors transplanted into children down-regulate filtration after transplantation and may not increase their function to the need of the growing child.

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