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OBJECTIVES: To compare the growth of preterm neonates with fetal growth restriction (FGR) and preterm neonates born appropriate-for-gestational-age (AGA) from birth to 12-18 mo of corrected age (CA). METHODS: In this prospective cohort study, 85 preterm neonates with FGR and 85 gestation- and gender-matched AGA neonates were followed up from birth till 12-18 mo corrected age. Anthropometric indices were compared at specific time points and the risk factors for underweight status were analyzed. RESULTS: Mean gestational age of the cohort was 32.8 ± 2.1 wk. Mean birth weight was 1414 ± 248 g in the FGR and 1806 ± 416 g in AGA neonates. At 12-18 mo of corrected age, a significantly greater proportion of FGR infants were wasted (24.3% vs. 7.2%, P = 0.005). A greater proportion of FGR infants were underweight (27% vs. 17.4%, P = 0.11), stunted (41.9% vs. 36.2%, P = 0.30), and microcephalic (27% vs. 23.1%, P = 0.36), although the differences were not statistically significant. Significant catch-up growth from 40 wk postmenstrual age (PMA) to 12-18 mo corrected age in weight (52.8% vs. 13.1%, P <0.001) and length (37.9% vs. 8.7%, P <0.001) was observed in the FGR neonates. The z-score of weight for age at 3 mo (adjusted OR 0.65, 95% CI: 0.52-0.8; P <0.001), the median time to full feeds (aOR: 1.10, 95% CI: 1.04-1.15; P = 0.001), and hypothyroidism (aOR 2.44, 95% CI: 1.46-4.08; P = 0.001), were independent predictors of underweight status at 12-18 mo. CONCLUSIONS: At 12-18 mo of corrected age, a significantly greater proportion of preterm FGR neonates were wasted compared to AGA ones. The former also exhibited significantly greater catch-up growth than the latter.
ABSTRACT
There are various causes of Reno Vascular Hypertension in children reported in the literature. Amongst these, Page kidney gets a rare mention. This phenomenon is a result of the accumulation of blood or urine in the perinephric or subcapsular space, resulting in compression of renal parenchyma, microvascular ischemia, alteration in the renin-angiotensin apparatus, and high renin hypertension. It has been well documented and studied in adults. Only a few cases are reported in the paediatric population. We report a rare presentation of Page kidney in a 5 year 8 months old girl. She initially presented with Dietl's crisis secondary to left Pelviureteric Junction obstruction (PUJO) causing massive hydronephrosis. She developed Page kidney phenomenon after spontaneous rupture of the pelvicalyceal system formed a tight compressive urinoma. She was managed successfully with internal JJ stenting and ultrasound-guided aspiration of the urinoma followed by elective delayed Pyeloplasty. To our knowledge, this is the first documented case of Page kidney in a child with severe PUJO.
