
After a series of health issues, Liliana's right kidney became damaged and had 20% function. She had six months to find a living-kidney donor, or else she would have to start dialysis. Luckily, her mother, Briana, was a match for her.
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UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh performed its first pediatric kidney transplant in 1964. Since then, UPMC Children's Hospital's transplant teams have performed kidney transplants on hundreds of children and teenagers. The program's objective is to restore health and wellness to children suffering from end-stage renal disease.