Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Impaired linear growth is a common complication of end stage renal failure (ESRF), with recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) being the suggested treatment until renal transplantation (RTx). Growth improvement post RTx has been reported, however data on the degree of catch up growth post RTx and final height (FH) is limited. We aimed to evaluate the effect of RTx on FH standard deviation score (SDS) and the possible contributing factors.Meth...