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Growth of the kidney following unilateral antireflux surgery. 1981

J D Atwell, and P A Cox

Measurements of the mean renal lengths pre-operatively, 3 months, 1, 3 and 5 years post-operatively in patients with unilateral reflux showed that renal growth accelerates unilateral antireflux surgery. The growth spurt was confined to the first post-operative year and was maximal in the first 3 months following operation and was identical in both kidneys. The cause of these alterations in renal growth are obscure but freedom from infection, increased dietary intake and improved concentrating ability of the kidney are significant factors.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D007668	Kidney	Body organ that filters blood for the secretion of URINE and that regulates ion concentrations.	Kidneys
D007671	Kidney Concentrating Ability	The ability of the kidney to excrete in the urine high concentrations of solutes from the blood plasma.	Urine Concentrating Ability,Abilities, Kidney Concentrating,Abilities, Urine Concentrating,Ability, Kidney Concentrating,Ability, Urine Concentrating,Concentrating Abilities, Kidney,Concentrating Abilities, Urine,Concentrating Ability, Kidney,Concentrating Ability, Urine,Kidney Concentrating Abilities,Urine Concentrating Abilities
D008297	Male		Males
D002149	Energy Intake	Total number of calories taken in daily whether ingested or by parenteral routes.	Caloric Intake,Calorie Intake,Intake, Calorie,Intake, Energy
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260	Female		Females
D005500	Follow-Up Studies	Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.	Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006133	Growth Substances	Signal molecules that are involved in the control of cell growth and differentiation.	Mitogens, Endogenous,Endogenous Mitogens