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Kidney transplantation in infantile myofibromatosis and fibromuscular dysplasia: a case report.
- Source :
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Journal of Medical Case Reports . 11/25/2015, Vol. 9, p1-5. 5p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- <bold>Introduction: </bold>We report what we believe to be the first case of a child affected by two rare vascular diseases complicated by kidney failure and successfully treated by kidney transplantation.<bold>Case Presentation: </bold>A 3-year-old Caucasian girl with fibromuscular dysplasia and infantile myofibromatosis presented with arterial hypertension and renal failure. She received a deceased donor kidney transplantation distal to an iliac graft. The technical peculiarities of this transplantation are described, as well as her favorable long-term outcome.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Kidney transplantation may be considered in a patient with vascular diseases and a history of iliac surgery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *RENOVASCULAR hypertension
*PEDIATRIC nephrology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17521947
- Volume :
- 9
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Medical Case Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 111200901
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-015-0756-8