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World J Nephrol. Dec 25, 2025; 14(4): 106428
Published online Dec 25, 2025. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i4.106428
Published online Dec 25, 2025. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v14.i4.106428
Obesity and pediatric renal transplant: An unholy alliance
Krishna Kumar Govindarajan, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry 605006, India
Author contributions: Govindarajan KK was responsible for conception and compilation, read and approved the final version of the manuscript to be published.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The author declares no conflict of interest in publishing the manuscript.
Corresponding author: Krishna Kumar Govindarajan, MD, Professor, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, JIPMER Campus Road, Dhanvantari Nagar, Puducherry 605006, India. kkpeds@gmail.com
Received: February 26, 2025
Revised: April 6, 2025
Accepted: April 21, 2025
Published online: December 25, 2025
Processing time: 300 Days and 18 Hours
Revised: April 6, 2025
Accepted: April 21, 2025
Published online: December 25, 2025
Processing time: 300 Days and 18 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Currently, there is an increase in the number of renal transplants in children globally. Due to the increasing need for renal grafts, there is a mismatch between the donor and recipient. To add to this problem, there is the problem of increased morbidity of renal transplantation in obese children, which is reviewed critically in this editorial.