Renal failure following unilateral nephrectomy in Wilms tumour.
A three year old male child with left sided Wilms tumour with vena caval involvement developed acute renal failure following nephrectomy. The likely etiology of acute renal shut down postoperatively and the relevance of differences in venous anatomy of the right and left kidneys in such a situation are discussed.
Narasimhan
K L
KL
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh.
Marwaha
R K
RK
Gupta
A
A
Rao
K L
KL
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000601:surgery*