Open AccessHemodialysis treatment on an adult patient with down syndrome associated with ectopic right kidney chronic obstructive nephropathy and secondary amyloidosis
Author(s) -
George Kosmadakis,
Despoina Smirloglou,
Athina Gobou,
Theodoros Draganis,
S Michail
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation/našrat amraḍ wa zira'aẗ al-kulaẗ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2320-3838
pISSN - 1319-2442
DOI - 10.4103/1319-2442.109593
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , kidney disease , amyloidosis , nephropathy , kidney , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus
In the present report, we describe an unusual case of an adult patient with Down syndrome and ectopic right kidney, who developed end-stage renal disease due to chronic obstructive nephropathy and secondary amyloidosis and was successfully treated with hemodialysis.