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Severe renal vascular hypertension caused by upper left branch renal artery stenosis complicated with multiple thrombosis and cardiac hypertrophy

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Central European Journal of Medicine

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A severe hypertension was found in a 9 month old boy with signs and symptoms of severe arterial hypertension. An upper left branch renal artery stenosis complicated with multiple thrombosis and cardiac hypertrophy was diagnosed. Surgical heminephrectomy of the upper pole of the left kidney was successful in blood pressure normalization with significant improve of cardiac function and thrombosis recanalization.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb, University of Zagreb Medical School, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia

    Danko Milošević, Danica Batinić, Sonja Hodžić & Maja Lemac

  2. General Hospital Karlovac, A Štampara 3, 47000, Karlovac, Croatia

    Marija Spajić

  3. University of Zagreb Medical School, Šalata 2, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

    Daniel Turudić & Ana-Meyra Potkonjak

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Milošević, D., Batinić, D., Hodžić, S. et al. Severe renal vascular hypertension caused by upper left branch renal artery stenosis complicated with multiple thrombosis and cardiac hypertrophy. cent.eur.j.med 9, 443–445 (2014). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11536-013-0299-6

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