title: Hemodialysis treatment on an adult patient with Down syndrome associated with ectopic right kidney chronic obstructive nephropathy and secondary amyloidosis.
abstract: In the present report, we describe an unusual case of an adult patient with Down syndrome and ectopic right kidney, who developed end-stage renal disease due to chronic obstructive nephropathy and secondary amyloidosis and was successfully treated with hemodialysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology , Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece. george.Kosmadakis@googlemail.com
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kosmadakis
authors.forename: Despoina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Smirloglou
authors.forename: Athina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gobou
authors.forename: Theodoros
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Draganis
authors.forename: Spyridon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Michail
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications*; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome