Hypertension and unilateral renal disease

Abstract

The pathogenesis of congenital megaloureter with ascending pyelonephritis, the causes of renal ischaemia and the role of renal ischaemia in the production of hypertension are reviewed. A case of congenital megalo-ureter and pyelonephritis in, a boy aged 13 years is described. Blood pressure was restored to normal after nephro-ureterectomy.