ALLOTRANSPLANTATION OF ABO-INCOMPATIBLE KIDNEYS IN CHILDREN

Abstract

At present the problem of donor organs for transplantation shortage remains unsolved. Cautious and mixed attitude towards the transplantation of incompatible kidneys remains, while it could considerably reduce the donor organ waiting time for a recipient. Experience of 19 allotransplantations of ABO-incompatible kidneys in children is analyzed in the article. A group of 14 patients who received ABOcompatible kidneys was chosen for the comparative analysis. Such parameters as the assessment of function of allotransplanted kidneys, morphology character comparison of biopsy materials of allo-kidneys in both groups, actuarial survival rate of the recipients with functioning allografts are used to assess the results. Comparison of the aforementioned parameters showed practically the same results, and that enables us to assert that transplantations of kidneys of ABO-incompatible donors have the right to exist.

Keywords

• kidneys
• transplantation
• abo-incompatibility
• anti-ab antibodies