Case Report
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World J Transplant. Apr 18, 2022; 12(4): 65-71
Published online Apr 18, 2022. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v12.i4.65
Renal transplantation in gigantism: A case report
Jeevan Prakash Gopal, Sotirios Charalampidis, Jinpo Xiang, Frank J M F Dor, Vassilios E Papalois
Jeevan Prakash Gopal, Sotirios Charalampidis, Frank J M F Dor, Vassilios E Papalois, Imperial College Renal and Transplant Center, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, London W12 0HS, United Kingdom
Jinpo Xiang, Imperial College School of Medicine, Imperial College, London W12 0HS, United Kingdom
Frank J M F Dor, Vassilios E Papalois, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London W12 0HS, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Gopal JP, Charalampidis S and Xiang J wrote the manuscript; Gopal JP revised the manuscript; Papalois VE performed the transplant; Papalois VE and Dor FJMF made critical corrections to the manuscript; all the authors reviewed and approved the final version.
Informed consent statement: The patient has provided informed consent prior to the procedure and publication.
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Corresponding author: Jeevan Prakash Gopal, MBBS, MS, Surgeon, Imperial College Renal and Transplant Center, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS, United Kingdom. jeevan.gopal@nhs.net
Received: March 11, 2021
Peer-review started: March 11, 2021
First decision: June 7, 2021
Revised: July 7, 2021
Accepted: April 3, 2022
Article in press: April 3, 2022
Published online: April 18, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: We report a patient with untreated pituitary gigantism with end stage renal failure due to IgA nephropathy with secondary focal segmental glomerular sclerosis who underwent a successful deceased donor kidney transplantation. We have described the intra-operative challenges in deciding whether to proceed with a single kidney transplantation or dual kidney transplantation. To the best of our knowledge this is the first case report on kidney transplantation in gigantism.