Simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplantation has rarely been performed in the pediatric population. This report describes
successful SPK transplantation in a 12-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy with renal and pancreatic insufficiency secondary
to postdiarrheal hemolytic-uremic syndrome. All reported cases of pediatric SPK transplantation are reviewed. SPK transplantation
is a feasible option in selected pediatric patients with combined pancreatic and renal insufficiency.
Key words: Pancreas transplantation - Kidney transplantation - Hemolytic uremic syndrome - Diabetes mellitus
Received July 8, 1996; received in revised form and accepted December 30, 1996