Renal transplantation — Calcutta experience

31 renal transplant procedures have been performed at this centre. Renal donors were father in 4, mother in 4, brother in 12, sister in 4, brother-in-law in 1 and wives in 6 cases. Median age of recipients and donors was 35.2 years (20–55) and 38.3 years (24–60) respectively. After a mean follow up...

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Published in:Medical journal. Armed Forces India 2002-07, Vol.58 (3), p.196-200
Main Authors: Varma, PP, Sinha, Tapan, Batura, D, Malik, R, Kumar, RSV, Gill, HS, Chopra, GS
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Language:English
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Post-transplant complications
Renal Transplantation
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Summary:31 renal transplant procedures have been performed at this centre. Renal donors were father in 4, mother in 4, brother in 12, sister in 4, brother-in-law in 1 and wives in 6 cases. Median age of recipients and donors was 35.2 years (20–55) and 38.3 years (24–60) respectively. After a mean follow up of 15.7 months (2–40), graft survival was 96.7% and patient survival 90.3%. Three patients (9.6%) required surgical re-exploration, one each for, peri-graft haematoma, arterial kink and graft artery thrombosis. 6 patients (19.3%) required anti rejection therapy with resultant complete normalisation of graft functions. Medical complications noted were post transplant diabetes mellitus in 6 (193%), azathihoprine induced bone marrow suppression in 1(3.2%), tuberculosis in 2 (6.4%), post transplant erythrocytosis in 2 (6.4%) and recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) in one (3.2%) patients. 3 patients (9.6%) died with functioning graft, one due to lung infection and the other due to haemorrahagic pancreatitis and third due to infective endocarditis.
ISSN:0377-1237
DOI:10.1016/S0377-1237(02)80128-9