Abstract
Small children are a challenging group in whom to perform KT. This retrospective study analyzed the results of 62 KTs in children weighing <15kg, performed between 1998 and 2010, using extraperitoneal access and anastomosis of the renal vessels of donors to the aorta and IVC or iliac vessels of the recipients. Thirty-two (51.6%) grafts were LRDTs and 30 (48.4%) were DDRTs-28 of them pediatric. The mean age at KT was 3.7±2.2yr (1-12), and the mean weight was 12.3±2.1kg (5.6-14.9). Ten children weighed <10kg, and five (8.1%) children presented previous thrombosis of the venous system. At one and fiveyr, patient survival was 93.2% and 84.2%, and graft survival was 85.2% and 72.7%. There were no differences between the rates for LRDT and DDRT. There were six vascular complications (four vascular thromboses, one laceration, and one renal artery stenosis) and two perirenal collections. Extraperitoneal access is a valid KT technique in children weighing <15kg.
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