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Hypertension associated with multicystic dysplastic kidney in children
1Division of Pediatric Urology, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Children's Hospital Center of Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Purpose:
The results of nephrectomy for hypertension in 4 children with unilateral multicystic dysplastic kidney are presented.
Materials And Methods:
The records of 3 boys and 1 girl 4 months to 4 years old with multicystic kidney and documented systolic hypertension leading to nephrectomy were reviewed.
Results:
Blood pressure normalized after surgery in 2 patients and remained persistently elevated in the other 2.
Conclusions:
Children with multicystic dysplastic kidney should be screened for hypertension. Nephrectomy resolves hypertension in some patients with multicystic kidney.
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