Veneesha Liyanage¹, Bandula Samarasinghe¹, MD Lamawansa¹, Thilina Samarasinghe¹
1- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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Introduction: Kidney transplantation is the preferred treatment for children with end-stage renal failure (ESRF). In paediatric populations, congenital and developmental renal disorders are major causes of ESRF; however, data describing indications for paediatric renal transplantation in Sri Lanka are limited.
Objectives: To describe the demographic profile and underlying indications for paediatric renal transplantation at a tertiary centre in Sri Lanka and to compare indication patterns between age groups.
Methods: A retrospective analytical study included children aged