Acute renal failure in an infant with congenital neuroblastoma - successful treatment by hemodialysis.
Acute renal failure developed in an infant aged 30 days during chemotherapy and irradiation for hepatic neuroblastoma (IV-S). Acute hemodialysis via a profunda femoris - long saphenous vein shunt was accomplished on 9 occasions in this 4 kg infant. The complications of septicemia and acute respiratory embarrassment caused by hepatomegaly were treated by appropriate antibiotic treatment, creation of a temporary ventral hernia and assisted ventilation. Careful attention to correct pediatric hemodialysis technique, as described, can permit long-term survival if the underlying disorder is also amenable to treatment.
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000628:therapy; D006435:Renal Dialysis