Hypertension due to Ask-Upmark kidney.
A young girl in whom severe hypertension was cured by the surgical removal of a unilateral hypoplastic kidney (Ask-Upmark kidney) is described. The clinicopathological features of the Ask-Upmark kidney are described with particular reference to the aetiology of the hypertension as well as the selection of patients for surgery. No abnormality of the renin-angiotensin system was detected.
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011859:Radiography; D013577:Syndrome