Frontiers in Medicine (Jul 2024)
Case report: Challenging kidney transplantation in an adolescent patient with tetralogy of Fallot
- Ante Jakšić,
- Ante Jakšić,
- Berislav Barbalić,
- Lidija Orlić,
- Lidija Orlić,
- Željko Župan,
- Željko Župan,
- Božidar Vujičić,
- Božidar Vujičić,
- Antun Gršković,
- Antun Gršković,
- Tanja Ćelić,
- Ivana Koraca Chinchella,
- Ivana Koraca Chinchella,
- Neven Čače,
- Neven Čače,
- Sanja Flajšman-Raspor,
- Sanja Flajšman-Raspor,
- Ivan Bubić,
- Ivan Bubić,
- Josip Španjol,
- Josip Španjol,
- Dean Markić,
- Dean Markić
Affiliations
- Ante Jakšić
- Department of Urology, Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- Ante Jakšić
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- Berislav Barbalić
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- Lidija Orlić
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- Lidija Orlić
- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, University Hospital Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- Željko Župan
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- Željko Župan
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- Božidar Vujičić
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- Božidar Vujičić
- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, University Hospital Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- Antun Gršković
- Department of Urology, Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- Antun Gršković
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- Tanja Ćelić
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- Ivana Koraca Chinchella
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- Ivana Koraca Chinchella
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- Neven Čače
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- Neven Čače
- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- Sanja Flajšman-Raspor
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- Sanja Flajšman-Raspor
- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- Ivan Bubić
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- Ivan Bubić
- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, University Hospital Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- Josip Španjol
- Department of Urology, Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- Josip Španjol
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- Dean Markić
- Department of Urology, Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- Dean Markić
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2024.1327363
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 11
Abstract
Tetralogy of Fallot is the most common cyanotic congenital heart disease. This severe disorder of cardiac physiology can impair renal function and lead to the development of cardiorenal syndrome and eventually to end-stage renal disease. Kidney transplantation may be the best option for renal replacement treatment in patients with tetralogy of Fallot, but only after correcting cardiac abnormalities and optimizing cardiac functions, all of which require a multidisciplinary approach. We report the first case of kidney transplantation in an adolescent patient with tetralogy of Fallot. Our findings confirms that kidney transplantation is a valuable treatment option in selected congenital heart disease cases.
Keywords
- cardio-renal syndrome
- congenital heart disease
- chronic renal insufficiency
- kidney transplantation
- tetralogy of Fallot
