A Singleton Infant with Bilateral Renal Agenesis and Normal Pulmonary Function. (27th November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: George, Lovya; Manimtim, Winston; Sharma, Jotishna
• Other Names: Montini Giovanni Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in pediatrics. Volume 2017(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-11-27
• Subjects: Pediatrics -- Periodicals; Pediatrics; Pediatrics; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Case Reports; Periodicals; Case Reports; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; 618.92
• DOI: 10.1155/2017/1710371
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6803

Abstract

Abstract : Bilateral renal agenesis leads to anhydramnios and other sequelae including pulmonary hypoplasia. There have been rare case reports of normal pulmonary function in the presence of bilateral renal agenesis in monoamniotic discordant twins, but this has never been reported in a singleton pregnancy. The few reported cases in twins have all been fatal in the neonatal period with no reported cases of survival beyond 2 months. We describe the first case of a singleton infant with bilateral renal agenesis who had normal pulmonary function and did well on peritoneal dialysis for 4 years while awaiting a renal transplant.