Hypertension and renal artery stenosis with aneurysm formation in a solitary kidney in a patient with neurofibromatosis.
A case of hypertension in a patient with neurofibromatosis and renal artery stenosis with aneurysm formation in a solitary kidney is described. Studies of plasma renin activity and body sodium content are presented and have been related to findings in patients and experimental animals with renovascular hypertension. A reconstructive operative procedure is described in which the kidney is perfused in situ.
D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001794:Blood Pressure; D005110:Extracellular Space; D006801:Humans; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications*; D010477:Perfusion; D010953:Plasma Volume; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000601:surgery; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood; D012964:Sodium / Q000097:blood
D012964:Sodium; D012083:Renin