1991
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/6.12.982
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Renal Transplantation in the Bardet-Biedl Syndrome, A Form of Laurence-Moon-Biedl Syndrome

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
4
1

Citation Types

0
9
0

Year Published

2000
2000
2016
2016

Publication Types

Select...
5

Relationship

0
5

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 10 publications
(9 citation statements)
references
References 0 publications
0
9
0
Order By: Relevance
“…Prakash [9] reported another 30-yearold patient with BBS who had cysts in the left kidney with normal renal function. ESRD in BBS patients has been reported at age range of 4-57 years [2][3][4][5][15][16][17][18][19]. Management of BBS is supportive and includes training and rehabilitation for blind and mentally retarded patients, hearing aids for deafness, and diet and exercise for obesity.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
See 2 more Smart Citations
“…Prakash [9] reported another 30-yearold patient with BBS who had cysts in the left kidney with normal renal function. ESRD in BBS patients has been reported at age range of 4-57 years [2][3][4][5][15][16][17][18][19]. Management of BBS is supportive and includes training and rehabilitation for blind and mentally retarded patients, hearing aids for deafness, and diet and exercise for obesity.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Still, it represents a very rare indication for kidney transplantation [7,8,15]. Renal transplantation is a viable option of renal replacement therapy in these patients.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
See 1 more Smart Citation
“…Among the rare reports of renal transplantation in pediatric patients with Biedl-Bardet syndrome [10,11], one patient was reported to have multiple episodes of upper respiratory tract infections, including several episodes of severe sinusitis. Decreased mobility and impaired postoperative pulmonary ventilation in BiedlBardet syndrome may predispose patients to respiratory infections.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Of patients with Biedl-Bardet syndrome, 50%-90% suffer from renal disease ultimately leading to chronic renal failure [9]. Few pediatric patients with Biedl-Bardet syndrome and renal transplants have been reported [10,11]. Some reports suggest that posttransplant management in these patients may be more difficult than in otherwise healthy pediatric renal transplant recipients [11].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%