Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 36, Issue 5 , Pages 377-379, September 2007

Resolution of page kidney-related hypertension with medical therapy: A case report

Athens University School of Nursing, Intensive Care Unit at “KAT” General Hospital, Athens, Greece.

A 24-year-old man developed systolic hypertension as a result of renal contusion, perinephric fluid collection, and renal compression (Page kidney) after blunt renal trauma. The patient was treated with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor for 30 days, after which his blood pressure normalized and the medications were discontinued. Follow-up clinical and laboratory examinations at 3, 6, and 12 months showed normal results. Transient hypertension may develop in patients after blunt renal injury as a result of Page phenomenon. Appropriate medical therapy is warranted and may be successful because spontaneous resolution may be delayed or not occur at all.

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PII: S0147-9563(07)00020-9

doi:10.1016/j.hrtlng.2006.10.009

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 36, Issue 5 , Pages 377-379, September 2007

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