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'''Renal segmental hypoplasia''', also known as '''Ask-Upmark kidney''',<ref name=pmid501498>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Arant | first1 = BS. | last2 = Sotelo-Avila | first2 = C. | last3 = Bernstein | first3 = J. | title = Segmental "hypoplasia" of the kidney (Ask-Upmark). | journal = J Pediatr | volume = 95 | issue = 6 | pages = 931-9 | month = Dec | year = 1979 | doi =  | PMID = 501498 }}</ref> is rare benign pathology of the kidney that may cause [[hypertension]].<ref name=pmid15647775/>
'''Renal segmental hypoplasia''', also known as '''Ask-Upmark kidney''',<ref name=pmid501498>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Arant | first1 = BS. | last2 = Sotelo-Avila | first2 = C. | last3 = Bernstein | first3 = J. | title = Segmental "hypoplasia" of the kidney (Ask-Upmark). | journal = J Pediatr | volume = 95 | issue = 6 | pages = 931-9 | month = Dec | year = 1979 | doi =  | PMID = 501498 }}</ref> is rare benign pathology of the [[kidney]] that may cause [[hypertension]].<ref name=pmid15647775/>


It is also known as ''segmental renal atrophy''.
It is also known as ''segmental renal atrophy''.

Revision as of 18:38, 19 September 2017

Renal segmental hypoplasia, also known as Ask-Upmark kidney,[1] is rare benign pathology of the kidney that may cause hypertension.[2]

It is also known as segmental renal atrophy.

General

  • Partial renal atrophy.
  • May be the cause of hypertension in a younger individual.[2]

Etiology:

  • Acquired versus congenital.[1]

Gross

  • Focal parenchymal loss.

Microscopic

Features:

  • Fibrosis.
  • Lack of renal parenchyma.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Arant, BS.; Sotelo-Avila, C.; Bernstein, J. (Dec 1979). "Segmental "hypoplasia" of the kidney (Ask-Upmark).". J Pediatr 95 (6): 931-9. PMID 501498.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Babin, J.; Sackett, M.; Delage, C.; Lebel, M. (Apr 2005). "The Ask-Upmark kidney: a curable cause of hypertension in young patients.". J Hum Hypertens 19 (4): 315-6. doi:10.1038/sj.jhh.1001822. PMID 15647775.