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Kidney Transplant in Pediatric Patient With Heart Failure: Case Report.
Experimental and Clinical Transplantation 2019 January
Chronic kidney disease is defined as irreversible and progressive damage of the kidney. Chronicity is defined by the presence of renal dysfunction for at least 3 months, and renal dysfunction is defined through combinations of investigation (abnormal radiologic findings, abnormal urine or abnormal biochemistry reflecting renal dysfunction) and/or documentation of glomerular filtration rate below 60 mL/min/1.73 m². The case patient was a girl of 11 years of age, with diagnosis of chronic renal disease, of unknown cause, under renal replacement therapy with peritoneal dialysis, with progressive deterioration of general status and decrease of functional capacity and tolerance to physical activity, presence of fatigue, pulmonary congestion, retention of liquids, and edema in lower extremities, even with adjustment of medical treatment. Transplant was performed from a related living donor, without incidents or complications. The results of pediatric kidney trans plant are excellent, offering a high quality of life for recipients; many patients return to school. It is consi dered the criterion standard for the treatment of pediatric endstage renal disease with excellent allograft function and subsequent resolution of systolic dysfunction.
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