Miki Murakoshi, Koichi Kamei, Masao Ogura, Mai Sato, Taishi Nada, Ryutaro Suzuki, Chikako Kamae, Kentaro Nishi, Toru Kanamori, China Nagano, Kandai Nozu, Koichi Nakanishi, Kazumoto Iijima
BACKGROUND: The management of congenital nephrotic syndrome of the Finnish type (CNF) is challenging. It is difficult to withdraw intravenous albumin infusions, resulting in long-term hospitalization. In addition, fatal hypotension after bilateral nephrectomy has been reported. In our center, we have performed unilateral nephrectomy during early infancy. METHODS: Infants diagnosed with CNF between 2011 and 2020 in our institution were enrolled. We examined the clinical course before and after unilateral nephrectomy and evaluated the effectiveness of this strategy...
February 2022: Clinical and Experimental Nephrology