title: Page kidney as a rare cause of hypertension: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Page kidney occurs by extrinsic compression of the renal parenchyma from a hematoma or a mass, leading to activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and resulting in systemic hypertension. There have been about 100 cases of Page phenomenon reported in the literature. A review of cases published prior to 1991 revealed that football and nonsports-related trauma were the most common causes of Page kidney. Thereafter, 28 cases have been reported in the literature, including our case report presented here. These recent cases show that the etiology of Page kidney has shifted, perhaps because of the procedure-oriented current practice of medicine and the increased frequency of kidney transplant biopsies. In addition, management options have evolved, given the more frequent use of medications that block the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and the availability of less invasive procedures. Page kidney should be considered in the differential diagnosis of secondary hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA. shirleyannejay@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Shirley J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Dopson
authors.forename: Subramoniam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jayakumar
authors.forename: Juan Carlos Q
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Velez
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000293:injuries*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged