Living-Related Donor Kidney Transplant in a Patient With Single Ventricle and Fontan Circulation

World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2021 Sep;12(5):673-675. doi: 10.1177/2150135120978959. Epub 2021 Apr 25.

Abstract

The hemodynamic profile of the Fontan circulation presents challenges that raise questions about candidacy for organ transplantation. We report a case of a 24-year-old male with double-inlet right ventricle and aortic atresia, who suffered bilateral renal cortical necrosis due to neonatal cardiovascular shock, received a live-donor kidney transplant from his mother at age 17, and has diminished yet stable renal function seven years posttransplant.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Cardiovascular Abnormalities*
  • Fontan Procedure*
  • Hemodynamics
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Kidney Transplantation*
  • Male
  • Univentricular Heart*
  • Young Adult