Author/Authors :
El-Nono, Ibrahiem H Al-Thawra Modern General Hospital - Urology and Nephrology Center, Yemen , Al-Ba adani, Tawfiq H Al-Thawra Modern General Hospital - Urology and Nephrology Center, Sana a , Ghilan, Abdulilah M Al-Thawra Modern General Hospital - Urology and Nephrology Center, Yemen , Abu Asba, Nagieb W Al-Thawra Modern General Hospital - Urology and Nephrology Center, Yemen , Al-Alimy, Gamil M Al-Thawra Modern General Hospital - Urology and Nephrology Center, Yemen , Al-Massani, Mokhtar M Al-Thawra Modern General Hospital - Urology and Nephrology Center, Yemen , Noman, Morshed A Al-Thawra Modern General Hospital - Urology and Nephrology Center, Yemen , Al-Shargabe, Soliman Al-Thawra Modern General Hospital - Urology and Nephrology Center, Yemen , Al-Mansour, Mohamed M Al-Thawra Modern General Hospital - Urology and Nephrology Center, Yemen , Nassar, Mogahed Y Al-Thawra Modern General Hospital - Urology and Nephrology Center, Yemen
Abstract :
Between May 1998 and June 2006, 31 patients (21 males and 10 females) received a renal allograft from live-related donors at the Urology and Nephrology Center in the Al-Thawra Modern General Hospital Sana a, Republic of Yemen. The cold ischemia time ranged between 48 and 68 minutes. The immunosuppressive protocol was double therapy (steroids and mycophenolate) in the first 8 cases. The subsequent cases received triple therapy with steroids, cyclosporine and mycophenolate. Episodes of acute rejection were treated with high dose steroids while anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) was also used in cases of vascular or steroid resistant rejection. Primary graft function was achieved in 29 recipients (93.5%). The post-transplant complications, either surgical or medical, were comparable to those reported in the literature. The kidney transplantation program started sporadically in Yemen since 1998. However, a well-established program has been running regularly since the beginning of 2005.
