Kidney Transplantation From a 5-Day-Old Donor With a Single Functioning Kidney.

We describe a case of en bloc kidney transplant from a 5-day-old donor after circulatory death into an adult recipient. One kidney thrombosed almost immediately, leaving a single 4.5-cm, poorly functioning kidney. Eighteen months after transplant, the recipient has shown good function with the estimated glomerular filtration rate continuing to improve. This case demonstrates that a single neonatal kidney can grow and adapt to provide adequate renal function in an adult. This experience suggests that a single kidney from a neonate can sustain renal function in adults, and every effort should be made to maximize their use in transplant. PMID: 33187465 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation - November 1, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Varley R, Piscoran O, Picton M, Moinuddin Z, van Dellen D, Augustine T Tags: Exp Clin Transplant Source Type: research