[Hepatic and renal transplantation in the treatment of type I hyperoxaluria]

Arch Fr Pediatr. 1991 Nov;48(9):637-9.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Hyperoxaluria type I (HPI) is a metabolic disorder secondary to liver alanine glyoxylate aminotransferase deficiency. Renal failure occurs due to the excessive production and precipitation of oxalate in the kidney. Combined liver-renal transplantation is the correct treatment for this condition when end-stage renal failure occurs as with renal transplantation alone the risk of recurrence of the same pathology in the transplanted kidney would be high. We report the case of a 4 year-old child with HPI suffering from terminal renal failure in whom a hepato-renal transplantation was performed: six months later, creatinine clearance was 62 ml/min/1.73 m2 and liver function tests were normal.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Actuarial Analysis
  • Creatinine / blood
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Hyperoxaluria, Primary / blood
  • Hyperoxaluria, Primary / complications
  • Hyperoxaluria, Primary / surgery*
  • Hyperoxaluria, Primary / urine
  • Infant
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / etiology
  • Kidney Transplantation*
  • Liver Function Tests
  • Liver Transplantation*

Substances

  • Creatinine