Long-term follow-up of surgical renal hypertension.
A retrospective study of 42 children with hypertension secondary to renal disease is presented. Thirty-three had scarred kidneys, 5 had renovascular disease, 2 had renal venous thrombosis, 1 had an angiomatous malformation of the upper pole of the kidney, and 1 had glomerulonephritis. Twenty-six children were managed surgically. The etiology, presentation, and management are presented. Follow-up varied from 2 to 14 years and the outcome is discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies