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- Title
Unilateral renal agenesis presenting with acute obstructive postrenal failure following administration of hydration fluid.
- Authors
Myoung-Bum Choi; Jum-Su Kim; Ji-Hyoun Seo; Jae-Young Lim; Chan-Hoo Park; Hyang-Ok Woo; Hee-Shang Youn
- Abstract
The article presents the case of a two-year-old girl who was found to have anuria caused by unilateral renal agenesis. The patient developed anuria after receiving hydration therapy for dehydration from acute diarrhea. Analysis of the abdominal ultrasonography revealed unilateral hypertrophied left kidney with marked dilatation of the pelvocalyceal system. Emergency percutaneous nephrostomy was conducted on the patient.
- Subjects
ANURIA; KIDNEY abnormalities; HYDRATION; HYPERTROPHY; NEPHROSTOMY
- Publication
Pediatrics International, 2006, Vol 48, Issue 4, p420
- ISSN
1328-8067
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1111/j.1442-200X.2006.02234.x