Early corticosteroid withdrawal is associated with improved adult height in pediatric kidney transplant recipients.

Background: Catch-up growth after pediatric kidney transplantation (kTx) is usually insufficient to reach normal adult height. We aimed to analyze the effect of pre-transplant recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) and corticosteroid withdrawal on linear growth in the first year after kidney transplantation and identify factors associated with final height (FH).

Methods: Patients who underwent kTx between 1996 and 2018 at below 18 years old in five Belgian and Dutch centers were included.

Body mass index is associated with hyperparathyroidism in pediatric kidney transplant recipients.

Background: Hyperparathyroidism persists in up to 50% of pediatric kidney transplant recipients. The aims of this study were to describe the evolution of parathyroid hormone (PTH) in the first year after transplantation and to identify factors associated with hyperparathyroidism.

Methods: This retrospective study included children who underwent kidney transplantation at the University Hospitals of Ghent, Leuven, Rotterdam, or Amsterdam.