Special Services

Liver and Kidney Transplantation

Kidney Transplants
During the past decade, the kidney transplantation program at Schneider Children's headed by Dr. Natan Bar-Natan, has performed over 200 kidney transplants in children from 1 - 18 years. A large percentage of these transplants concerned living-related donors. The Dialysis Unit and the Nephrology Clinic headed by Dr. Miriam Davidovits, provide support and assistance both before and after surgery. The rate of success of kidney transplants in children is similar to that reported by the major centers in Europe and the United States and stands at 93%.

Liver Transplants
Over the past 5 years, extensive experience has been gained at Schneider Children's in the realm of liver operations and transplants in children from the age of 8 months up to 14 years. The breakthrough in conducting liver transplants and complex surgical procedures is due to the expertise of Prof. Eitan Mor, Director of the Liver Transplantation Unit, who underwent advanced training in the field during a 5-year course of study in the United States. These complex operations are performed in cooperation with Dr. Bar-Natan and the Pediatric Anesthesia Unit headed by Dr. Yakov Katz.

During this period:

1. 30 liver transplants were conducted with a success rate of 86% - on a par with major centers in the world; of these, 11 were living-related donors (between parent and child).
   
   
2. 9 liver operations were performed to remove huge tumors, and 8 required porto-systemic bypass in children suffering from high blood pressure in the portal vein. The Pediatric Gastroenterology Institute, headed by Prof. Gabriel Dinari, conducts examinations of patients before and after the transplant. The transplantations are coordinated by Dr. Riki Shapira who underwent advanced training abroad.

The services include:

• Donor matching
• Assistance of a Social Worker
• Intensive Care Unit which is ready to receive and treat all urgent cases
• Close contact with Transplantation Centers in the United States and Europe in the event that there is a need for a repeat transplant
  

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