Optimising utilisation of kidneys from very young deceased donors: the technique of en bloc kidney transplantation |
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| Authors: | Ziting Wang Hui Kim Yap Krishnan Prabhakaran Ho Yee Tiong |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Department of Urology, National University Health System, Singapore;2.Department of Paediatrics Renal Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore;3.Department of Paediatric Surgery, National University Health System, Singapore |
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| Abstract: | Kidneys of paediatric deceased donors were previously considered suboptimal for older recipients. An 18-month-old deceased donor was made available via Singapore’s Medical (Therapy, Education and Research) Act. To the best of our knowledge, she is the youngest local donor. We herein report a case of successful kidney transplantation, using the en bloc technique, to a 15-year-old girl with renal failure secondary to bilateral cystic dysplastic kidney. |
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| Keywords: | cadaveric kidneys en bloc paediatric donors renal transplant Singapore |
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