Diagnosis and management of renovascular hypertension in children / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

ABSTRACT

Renovascular hypertension accounts for 5%-10% of hypertension in children, which is usually di-fficult to control by medicine and leads to severe clinical complications.However, it is potentially amenable to curative treatment.Clinical early recognition and proper treatment might not only effectively control hypertension, but also preserve renal blood supply and renal function, which is of great significance for the long-term prognosis in children.In this review, the author provide current knowledge of renovascular hypertension in children, including its cause, pathogenesis, diagnostic method, and medical, interventional, and surgical treatment.