Open AccessThe challenges and outcomes of living donor kidney transplantation in pediatric and adolescent age group in a developing country: A critical analysis from a single center of north India
Author(s) -
Aneesh Srivastava,
Sandeep Prabhakaran,
Sanjoy Kumar Sureka,
Rakesh Kapoor,
Anant Kumar,
Raj Kumar Sharma,
Narayan Prasad,
M. Sib Ansari
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.145290
Subject(s) - medicine , transplantation , etiology , immunosuppression , cohort , peritoneal dialysis , dialysis , single center , pediatrics , renal replacement therapy , kidney transplantation , surgery
Renal transplantation is the treatment of choice for children with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). We evaluated the outcome of renal transplantation in the pediatric and adolescent age groups in the perspective of a developing country as compared with developed nations while highlighting the challenges we have faced in a pediatric transplant programme.