Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation (Jan 2013)

Hemodialysis treatment on an adult patient with down syndrome associated with ectopic right kidney chronic obstructive nephropathy and secondary amyloidosis

  • George Kosmadakis,
  • Despoina Smirloglou,
  • Athina Gobou,
  • Theodoros Draganis,
  • Spyridon Michail

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/1319-2442.109593
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 24, no. 2
pp. 322 – 325

Abstract

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In the present report, we describe an unusual case of an adult patient with Down syndrome and ectopic right kidney, who developed end-stage renal disease due to chronic obstructive nephropathy and secondary amyloidosis and was successfully treated with hemodialysis.