Childhood Kidney Diseases

Korean Society of Pediatric Nephrology (대한소아신장학회)
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A Case of Thromboembolic Complication in Right Common Iliac Artery in a Child with Minimal Change Nephrotic Syndrome

미세변화형 신증후군 환아에서 발생한 우측총장골동맥 혈전증 1례

  • Nam Hyun-Joo (Departments of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Institute of Kidney Disease, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim Ji-Hong (Departments of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Institute of Kidney Disease, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim Pyung-Kil (Departments of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Institute of Kidney Disease, Yonsei University) ;
  • Chang Byung-Chul (Departments of Cardio-vascular Sugery, College of Medicine, The Institute of Kidney Disease, Yonsei University)
  • 남현주 (연세대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 김지홍 (연세대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 김병길 (연세대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 장병철 (연세대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
  • Published : 1998.05.01
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Abstract

Thromboemolism is one of the severe complications of nephrotic syndrome. And arterial thromboembolism is rare than venous thromboembolism. Hypercoagulability is the main pathophysiologic factors of thromboembolism in nephrotic syndrome with severe hypoalbuminemia. We experienced one case of arterial thromboembolism which occured in right common iliac artery. It was seen in a 6 year-old male child that presented with generalized edema and rigth ankle joint pain. Emergency embolectomy and anticoagulant therapy (heparin and antithrombin III) was performed. He didn't have to be amputated and recovered to self ambulation. This is an uncommon case that successful recovery was possible by early diagnosis and invasive surgical management with proper anticoagulant therapy.

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