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'''Renal segmental hypoplasia''', also known as '''Ask-Upmark kidney''',<ref name=pmid501498>{{Cite journal | last1 = Arant | first1 = BS. | last2 = Sotelo-Avila | first2 = C. | last3 = Bernstein | first3 = J. | title = Segmental "hypoplasia" of the kidney (Ask-Upmark). | journal = J Pediatr | volume = 95 | issue = 6 | pages = 931-9 | month = Dec | year = 1979 | doi = | PMID = 501498 }}</ref> is rare benign pathology of the kidney that may cause [[hypertension]].<ref name=pmid15647775/> | '''Renal segmental hypoplasia''', also known as '''Ask-Upmark kidney''',<ref name=pmid501498>{{Cite journal | last1 = Arant | first1 = BS. | last2 = Sotelo-Avila | first2 = C. | last3 = Bernstein | first3 = J. | title = Segmental "hypoplasia" of the kidney (Ask-Upmark). | journal = J Pediatr | volume = 95 | issue = 6 | pages = 931-9 | month = Dec | year = 1979 | doi = | PMID = 501498 }}</ref> is rare benign pathology of the [[kidney]] that may cause [[hypertension]].<ref name=pmid15647775/> | ||
It is also known as ''segmental renal atrophy''. | It is also known as ''segmental renal atrophy''. | ||
Revision as of 18:38, 19 September 2017
Renal segmental hypoplasia, also known as Ask-Upmark kidney,[1] is rare benign pathology of the kidney that may cause hypertension.[2]
It is also known as segmental renal atrophy.
General
- Partial renal atrophy.
- May be the cause of hypertension in a younger individual.[2]
Etiology:
- Acquired versus congenital.[1]
Gross
- Focal parenchymal loss.
Microscopic
Features:
- Fibrosis.
- Lack of renal parenchyma.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arant, BS.; Sotelo-Avila, C.; Bernstein, J. (Dec 1979). "Segmental "hypoplasia" of the kidney (Ask-Upmark).". J Pediatr 95 (6): 931-9. PMID 501498.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Babin, J.; Sackett, M.; Delage, C.; Lebel, M. (Apr 2005). "The Ask-Upmark kidney: a curable cause of hypertension in young patients.". J Hum Hypertens 19 (4): 315-6. doi:10.1038/sj.jhh.1001822. PMID 15647775.