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CRF in children

CRF in children THE INCIDENCE of chronic renal failure (CRF) in children is unknown, but current data suggest that 1.5 to 3 children per million develop end-stage renal disease (ESRD) each year. The prevalence of CRF in the pediatric population worldwide is approximately 18 per million. It has been reported that approximately 8% of adults […]

Outcome of pediatric renal transplantation

Outcome of pediatric renal transplantation in Labfi Nejad Hospital, Tehran, Iran Abstract Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for children with end-stage renal disease. In Iran, a kidney transplantation program was started in the Labfi Nejad Hospital, Tehran in 1985. From 1985 to 2003, 278 children (mean age 11.6 years, 59.7% males) received their […]

Kidney transplantation in children

Kidney transplantation in children with” “posterior urethral valves   Otukesh H, Basiri A, Simfroosh N, Hoseini R, Fereshtehnejad S-M, Chalian M. Kidney transplantation in children with posterior urethral valves. Pediatr Transplantation 2008.  2008 Blackwell Munksgaard Abstract: There is controversy about the outcome of renal transplantation in patients with PUV. The objective of this study was […]