INTRODUCTION Urinary tract infection (UTI) is common after pediatric kidney transplantation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of UTI and its risk factors in children and adolescents with kidney transplantation in Shiraz Transplant Center. MATERIALS AND METHODS All children with kidney transplantation from 1992 to 2008 who were under regular follow-up were included in t...

a retrospective study was conducted on 50 pregnancies in 41 kidney transplant recipients. 37 pregnancies were successful (74%), while in 13 cases the pregnancy was lost (7 abortions,s intra-uterine fetal deaths and one therapeutic termination). the pregnancy course was uneventful in 38 cases (76%) but in 12 there were complications, such as hypertension or slight rise in serum creatinine. pregn...

background nephrolithiasis in children is an important cause of morbidity worldwide. the current retrospective study aims at identifying epidemiological characteristics and risk factors of nephrolithiasis among children under 18 years old attending at nephrology clinic of amir kabir hospital of arak, iran, in 2014. methods the current case-control study was conducted among 166 children in 2 equ...

BACKGROUND The shortage of cadaveric kidney donors has prompted transplant teams to expanding the donor selection criteria. The usage of pediatric cadaveric kidneys is one of those expanded criteria. But the main concern is the probability of hyperfiltration syndrome due to small renal mass of pediatric donors. OBJECTIVE To compare the graft and patient survivals, post-transplantation complic...

Introduction:Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for patients with severe Chronic Kidney Disease, as it offers better survival and quality life compared to dialysis treatment. Children adolescents from a very young age, experience recurrent hospitalizations, undergo painful procedures exams, in addition presenting impairments their physical, cognitive emotional development, implic...