Pediatric kidney transplant

Q: What conditions are associated with pediatric kidney transplants?

Alport syndrome Congenital nephrotic syndrome Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis Hereditary glomerulopathy IgA nephropathy (Berger's disease) Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis Multicystic dysplastic kidney (MCDK) Obstructive neuropathy Wilms’ tumor

Q: What services are offered by the Children’s Health Transplant Program?

Among the program services offered are: Evaluation of children who may be candidates for transplant surgery Evaluation of possible living donors for your child’s transplant Transplantation of a deceased donor or living donor kidney Desensitization of a potential transplant recipient Continued care and management of children who have received transplants

Since 1979, surgeons at Children's Health℠ here have performed over 500 pediatric kidney transplants.

Overview

What is a pediatric kidney transplant?

A kidney (or renal) transplant is an operation during which a healthy donor kidney will be placed in the body of a person whose kidneys are no longer functioning properly.

If your child’s kidneys have stopped or will soon stop working, a transplant may be the only treatment option. The kidneys function to filter waste and fluids in the body. If they do not function properly, those wastes and fluids can accumulate and cause severe damage. In a kidney transplant, surgeons may (or may not) remove your child’s diseased kidney and will transplant a healthy kidney provided by a donor.

Outcome Metrics

What are Children's Health's outcome metrics for pediatric kidney transplants?

Children’s Health Kidney Transplant Program began in 1979. Since that time, surgeons here have performed over 500 pediatric kidney transplants—a statistic that makes the hospital a leader in the number of kidney transplants performed in Texas.