Neonatal renovascular hypertension - a complication of aortic monitoring catheters.
Two critically ill neonates with severe renovascular hypertension as a complication of aortic monitoring catheter are presented. They did not respond to intensive medical therapy for hypertension. In spite of their precarious general condition, nephrectomy was undertaken with complete relief of symptoms.
D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000209:etiology*; D006978:Hypertension, Renovascular / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D009392:Nephrectomy