Cause and therapeutic consequence of arterial hypertension and kidney tuberculosis

Studer, U.; Weidmann, P.

Helvetica Chirurgica Acta 48(3-4): 411-414

1981


ISSN/ISBN: 0018-0181
PMID: 7287478
Document Number: 180433
In 36 patients who underwent partial or total nephrectomy for tuberculous lesions, all 6 with preoperatively severe hypertension were cured postoperatively without any further antihypertensive treatment. The predictive values of renal vein renin determinations and the importance of renal surgery in this kind of hypertension are emphasized.

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