Open AccessAcute Page kidney immediately following blunt trauma to a solitary pediatric kidney
Author(s) -
Nicole Tuong,
Michael Daugherty,
Jonathan Riddell
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
canadian urological association journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 1920-1214
pISSN - 1911-6470
DOI - 10.5489/cuaj.3395
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney , blunt , adipose capsule of kidney , hematoma , surgery , acute kidney injury
Page kidney refers to the occurrence of hypertension secondary to renal compression and is usually associated with a subcapsular or perinephric hematoma. It generally occurs weeks to months after the initial injury. We report on a case of Page kidney occurring acutely after Grade IV blunt renal trauma in a pediatric patient with a solitary kidney following a tobogganing accident. The child was initially managed conservatively and discharged after six days bed-rest. He re-presented post-injury Day 12 with recurrent hematuria, anemia, hypertension, and renal failure that required eventual, and successful, surgical exploration.