Nephrectomy for the failed renal allograft in children: predictors and outcomes.
Pediatr Nephrol
; 28(8): 1299-305, 2013 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
There are no guidelines for the removal of a failed renal allograft, and its impact on subsequent dialysis and retransplantation has not yet been described.METHODS:
We performed a 10-year review of allograft failure to study the factors that determined an outcome of transplant nephrectomy and choice of subsequent renal replacement therapy in children with or without nephrectomy.RESULTS:
A total of 34 children developed graft failure over the 10-year study period, of whom 18 (53 %) required transplant nephrectomy. The median graft survival was 1.1 (range 0.2-10.6) versus 7.5 (1.5-15.0) years in the nephrectomy and non-nephrectomy groups, respectively (p = 0.011). Children with graft failure within 1 year of transplantation were four-fold more likely to require transplant nephrectomy than those with graft failure after 1 year (p = 0.04). Renal biopsy performed at ≤ 8 weeks prior to graft loss showed Banff grade II acute rejection in 13 of the 18 children who required subsequent nephrectomy versus three of the 13 children who did not need nephrectomy (p = 0.01). Inflammation (fever, graft tenderness and raised C-reactive protein (CRP) in the 2 weeks preceding graft failure) was seen in 66 % of nephrectomized children, but not in any in the non-nephrectomy group (p = 0.0003 for CRP between groups). Banff II rejection, an inflammatory response and the time post-transplantation significantly and independently predicted the outcome of nephrectomy (p = 0.008, R (2) = 67 %). Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibody levels after graft failure were higher in the nephrectomy group (p = 0.0003), but there was no difference between groups in terms of the presence or class of donor-specific antibodies. Of the children with graft failure, 82 % required dialysis (61 % hemodialysis) and 35 % have to date been successfully retransplanted.CONCLUSIONS:
Children with Banff II rejection, an inflammatory response and early graft loss are more likely to require transplant nephrectomy. Nephrectomy may be associated with higher circulating HLA antibody levels.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Diálisis Renal
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Trasplante de Riñón
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Rechazo de Injerto
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Supervivencia de Injerto
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Nefrectomía
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Nephrol
Asunto de la revista:
NEFROLOGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido