Bilateral nephrectomy as a rescue therapy for hemodialyzed patient with malignant hypertension - case report.

Abstract

We present the case of a 64-year-old male patient in whom malignant phase of hypertension developed during dialysis therapy. Hypertension was resistant to pharmacological therapy with seven antihypertensive drugs and dialysis therapy with ultrafiltration. In this patient bilateral nephrectomy was performed as a rescue therapy. It led to better control of blood pressure and allowed to reduce the number and dosage of antihypertensive medications.

• Authors: Lucian Stefan Macsim, Paweł Stróżecki, Ilona Miśkowiec-Wiśniewska, Anna Kardymowicz, Jacek Manitius
• Journal: Case reports in nephrology and urology (Case Rep Nephrol Urol) Vol. 2 Issue 1 Pg. 11-4 (Jan 2012) ISSN: 1664-5510 [Electronic] Switzerland
• PMID: 23197949 (Publication Type: Case Reports)