Vasopressin antagonists in polycystic kidney disease

VE Torres - Kidney international, 2005 - kidney-international.org
Patient 1. A 17-year-old boy with gross hematuria was referred to our center 18 years ago.
He had been hit on the left flank area during a football scrimmage. His father and uncle had
autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). On examination, his height was
1.88 m; weight, 73.2 kg; and blood pressure (BP), 160/100 mm Hg. Moderate left
costovertebral angle tenderness was noted. The serum creatinine was 0.9 mg/dL.
Ultrasound examination disclosed kidneys of 12.8 and 12 cm with multiple cysts. No cysts …