Capsulectomy: A cure for the page kidney

Hypertension is a known complication after renal trauma. The cause of posttraumatic hypertension can be renal scarring, infarction, hydonephrosis, infection, vascular injury, and parenchymal compression. The authors report on the case of a 16-year-old boy who experienced hypertension after blunt ren...

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Published inJournal of pediatric surgery Vol. 32; no. 6; pp. 831 - 833
Main Authors Moriarty, Kevin P, Lipkowitz, George S, Germain, Michael J
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia, PA Elsevier Inc 01.06.1997
Elsevier
Subjects
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Hematoma - complications
Hematoma - diagnosis
Hematoma - etiology
Hematoma - surgery
Humans
Hypertension, Renal - diagnosis
Hypertension, Renal - etiology
Ischemia - etiology
Kidney - blood supply
Kidney - injuries
Kidney - surgery
Male
Medical sciences
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the urinary system
Wounds and Injuries - complications
Renal trauma
page kidney
subcapsular hematoma
perinephic hematoma
renovascular hypertension
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Summary:Hypertension is a known complication after renal trauma. The cause of posttraumatic hypertension can be renal scarring, infarction, hydonephrosis, infection, vascular injury, and parenchymal compression. The authors report on the case of a 16-year-old boy who experienced hypertension after blunt renal trauma. He had a dense fibrous pseudocapsule causing renal parenchymal compression, which lead to hypertension, a Page kidney. Evaluation with computed tomographic (CT) scan, radioisotope renal scan, renal Doppler, and angiogram confirmed the diagnosis. Removal of the renal capsule and the constricting fibrous pseudocapsule was curative.
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ISSN:0022-3468
1531-5037
DOI:10.1016/S0022-3468(97)90630-8