Abstract The 2020 Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Clinical Practice
Guideline on the Evaluation and Management of Candidates for Kidney Transplantation is …

Emerging adulthood, defined as the interval between 18 and 25 years of age, is a socially-
defined developmental stage. Although people in this age group appear physically mature …

Pediatric kidney transplant recipients are distinguished from adult recipients by the need for
many decades of graft function, the potential effect of CKD on neurodevelopment, and the …

Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is increasingly recognized as a key outcome in both
clinical and research settings in the pediatric population with end-stage renal disease …

Urinary epidermal growth factor (uEGF) has recently been identified as a promising
biomarker of chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression in adults with glomerular disease …

Providing optimal care to the infant, child, and adolescent patient who is treated with long-
term dialysis therapy mandates that attention be directed to a variety of clinical issues in …

Technological advancements before and after delivery have greatly altered the counseling
of pregnant patients facing a fetal diagnosis of severe oligohydramnios or anhydramnios …

Renal transplantation (RTx) has become an accepted mode of therapy in infants with severe
renal failure. The major indications are structural abnormalities of the urinary tract …

An increasing number of infants with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) are surviving and
receiving renal replacement therapy (RRT). Unique clinical issues specific to this age group …

Renal transplantation in paediatric patients usually provides excellent short-term and
medium-term results. Early diagnosis of chronic kidney disease and active therapy of end …