An Attempt to Elucidate the Cause of Growth Retardation in Renal Disease

Alterations of protein metabolism by metabolic acidosis in children with chronic renal failure

“…Rizzoni G, Broyer M, Guest G, Fine R, Hollyday MA: Growth short-term study could not properly take into account retardation in children with chronic renal disease: Scope of the problem. Am J Kidney Dis 7:256-261, 1986 [8,9]. Nevertheless, our results indicate that metabolic 2.…”

Body growth in children with polycystic kidney disease

“…Growth retardation is a well-known feature in children with chronic kidney disorders with a G F R below 30 ml/ (min 1.73 m2), including those with PKD (1 1, 12). It has also been observed in patients with renal disease in the presence of a normal or only slightly decreased GFR, mainly in presence of severe tubular dysfunction (10,13,14). To our knowledge there are no systematic growth data available for children with PKD.…”

The effect of ureteropelvic junction obstruction and pyeloplasty on somatic growth during infancy

“… 25 Several studies have examined the relation between renal impairment and growth retardation. In an early seminal study by West and Smith, 16 children with renal impairment, most of whom suffered from bilateral hydronephrosis, displayed reduced caloric intake, chronic acidosis, and growth retardation. Polito et al 26 reported on growth patterns in 156 children with VUR and normal creatinine clearance.…”