The spectrum of kidney function alterations in adolescents with a solitary functioning kidney.

Mathilde GrapinFrançois GaillardNathalie BiebuyckMelissa Ould-RabahCarole HennequinRomain BerthaudGuillaume DorvalThomas BlancMaryvonne HourmantNassim KamarLionel RostaingLionel CouziNicolas GarcelonDominique PriéOlivia BoyerFrank Bienaimé

Published in: Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) (2021)

SFK is not a benign condition, since 20% of the patients display altered kidney function. Our results raise caution regarding the use of the cystatin-based equation. mGFR shows a better ability than eGFR-Schwartz to differentiate patients showing early homeostatic adaptation to GFR reduction.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
young adults
prognostic factors
patient reported