Claudio La Scola, Anita Ammenti, Cristina Bertulli, Monica Bodria, Milena Brugnara, Roberta Camilla, Valentina Capone, Luca Casadio, Roberto Chimenz, Maria L Conte, Ester Conversano, Ciro Corrado, Stefano Guarino, Ilaria Luongo, Martino Marsciani, Pierluigi Marzuillo, Davide Meneghesso, Marco Pennesi, Fabrizio Pugliese, Sara Pusceddu, Elisa Ravaioli, Francesca Taroni, Gianluca Vergine, Licia Peruzzi, Giovanni Montini
In recent years, several studies have been published on the prognosis of children with congenital solitary kidney (CSK), with controversial results, and a worldwide consensus on management and follow-up is lacking. In this consensus statement, the Italian Society of Pediatric Nephrology summarizes the current knowledge on CSK and presents recommendations for its management, including diagnostic approach, nutritional and lifestyle habits, and follow-up. We recommend that any antenatal suspicion/diagnosis of CSK be confirmed by neonatal ultrasound (US), avoiding the routine use of further imaging if no other anomalies of kidney/urinary tract are detected...
September 2022: Pediatric Nephrology