Overview of the Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program
Since 1986, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin has been offering new hope for children with chronic kidney failure through the Kidney Transplant Program. We have performed more than 165 kidney transplants.
The Kidney Transplant Program strives to provide the best quality of life for children suffering from kidney diseases. Out goal is to assist you in understanding the care, medical issues and treatment options for kidney disease and the steps involoved in kidney tranplantation.
Our pediatric kidney transplant team has a track record of performing unique, successful kidney transplants, such as heart-kidney, liver-kidney, bone marrow-liver-kidney. We perform transplants using donors who are relatives of the child; living nonrelatives; and deceased donors. We also collaborate with recipient pairs and highly human leukocyte antigen (HLA) sensitized donors. For some patints this can alleviate the long wait for a kidney.
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| When Tyler was just 1 month old, he was diagnosed with vesicoureteral reflux, a condition where urine that dwells in the bladder flows back into the ureters and often back into the kidneys. Read more.
| An indicator of quality of life for our patients, we are pround to report that 100 percent of patients return to school about a month after transplant.
Kidney Transplant Diagnoses/Services
Frequently Asked Questions about Kidney Transplants
The Kidney Transplant Patient Experience
The Renal (Kidney) Clinic
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The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) is the private, nonprofit organization that manages the nation's organ transplant system under contract with the federal government. They provide up-to-date information on transplant trends including the number of children waiting for a liver transplant in the United States.
Learn more about our Quality Reports for Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant.
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