Transplantation for renal failure secondary to enteric hyperoxaluria: a case report.

Abstract

Enteric hyperoxaluria can lead to renal failure. There have only been a few reports of renal transplantation as treatment of endstage renal disease secondary to enteric hyperoxaluria and results have been mixed. This report describes a patient with Crohn's disease who developed chronic renal failure from enteric hyperoxaluria. He subsequently had a successful renal transplant without any post-operative oxalate related complications and has satisfactory renal function almost three years later. Aggressive pre-transplant hemodialysis was not done. The literature associated with renal transplantation for enteric hyperoxaluria is reviewed.

• Authors: Stephen I Rifkin
• Journal: Journal of medical case reports (J Med Case Rep) Vol. 1 Pg. 31 (Jun 25 2007) ISSN: 1752-1947 [Print] England
• PMID: 17592638 (Publication Type: Journal Article)