RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Follow-up of early unilateral nephrectomy for hypertension
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
JO Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP F305
OP F306
DO 10.1136/adc.2006.104927
VO 92
IS 4
A1 Shivaram Hegde
A1 Malcolm G Coulthard
YR 2007
UL http://fn.bmj.com/content/92/4/F305.abstract
AB Early unilateral nephrectomy was carried out in four young children with unilateral renovascular disease, a poorly functioning kidney and hypertension. At follow-up 5–16 years later all showed normal growth, blood pressure and renal function, and only one child had low-grade albuminuria. Unilateral nephrectomy seems to be a safe and effective alternative to long-term hypotensive treatment.