Acute Renal Failure and Severe Hypertension from a Page Kidney Post-Transplant Biopsy

Page kidney refers to a clinical picture characterized by acute onset of hypertension due to external compression of the kidneys from hematoma, tumor, lymphocele, or urinoma. Hypertension is believed to result from renin-angiotensin-aldosterone activation triggered by renal hypoperfusion and microva...

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Main Authors: Maria Aurora Posadas, Vincent Yang, Bing Ho, Muhammad Omer, Daniel Batlle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2010.150