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Radiocontrast‐Induced Nephropathy in a Pair of Xiphaomphalopagus Conjoined Twins during the Neonatal Period
Author(s) -
BOO NEMYUN,
MAHMUD M. N.,
SAMAD S. A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1991.tb11939.x
Subject(s) - medicine , oliguria , conjoined twins , urinary system , nephropathy , identical twins , creatinine , pediatrics , surgery , renal function , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus
. One of the babies in a pair of xiphaomphalopagus conjoined twins developed oliguria, transient rise in serum creatinine and persistent nephrogram on the sixth day of life following injection of radiocontrast medium for computerised axial tomography scanning of the urinary system. The other twin was spared but developed hypertension and “dialysed” the oliguric twin. The renal profiles of both neonates subsequently remained normal until they reached adequate weight for surgical separation at a later date.