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ReviewPediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)2022

Management of the congenital solitary kidney: consensus recommendations of the Italian Society of Pediatric Nephrology.

Claudio La Scola, Anita Ammenti, Cristina Bertulli, Monica Bodria, Milena Brugnara, Roberta Camilla, Valentina Capone, Luca Casadio, Roberto Chimenz, Maria L Conte and 15 more

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Review in Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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23citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
16.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. CAKUT: Current Understanding and Future Directions.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2026
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  6. Genetics of CAKUT.Medizinische Genetik : Mitteilungsblatt des Berufsverbandes Medizinische Genetik e.V · 2026
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  10. Early identification of CKD in patients with solitary functioning kidney.Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association · 2025
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  18. Müllerian anomalies in girls with congenital solitary kidney.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

25 authors at 13 institutions in 1 country.

Claudio La ScolaPediatric Nephrology and Dialysis, Pediatric Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna, Via Massarenti 11, 40138, Bologna, Italy. claudio.lascola@aosp.bo.it.
Anita AmmentiPediatric Multi-Specialistic Unit, Poliambulatorio Medi-Saluser, Parma, Italy.
Cristina BertulliPediatric Nephrology and Dialysis, Pediatric Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna, Via Massarenti 11, 40138, Bologna, Italy.
Monica BodriaDivision of Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation, and Laboratory On Pathophysiology of Uremia, Istituto G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy.
Milena BrugnaraPediatria C, Ospedale Donna Bambino, Verona, Italy.
Roberta CamillaPediatric Nephrology Unit, Regina Margherita Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Città Della Salute E Della Scienza, Torino, Italy.
Valentina CaponePediatric Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplant Unit. Fondazione Ca' Granda IRCCS, Policlinico Di Milano, Milano, Italy.
Luca CasadioUnità Operativa Complessa Di Pediatria E Neonatologia, Ospedale Di Ravenna, AUSL Romagna, Ravenna, Italy.
Roberto ChimenzUnità Operativa Di Nefrologia Pediatrica Con Dialisi, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria G. Martino, Messina, Italy.
Maria L ConteDepartment of Pediatrics, Infermi Hospital, Rimini, Italy.
Ester ConversanoInstitute for Maternal and Child Health-IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy.
Ciro CorradoPediatric Nephrology, "G. Di Cristina" Hospital, Palermo, Italy.
Stefano GuarinoDepartment of Woman, Child and of General and Specialized Surgery, Università Degli Studi Della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli, Napoli, Italy.
Ilaria LuongoUnità Operativa Complessa Di Nefrologia E Dialisi, AORN Santobono - Pausilipon, Napoli, Italy.
Martino MarscianiUnità Operativa Di Pediatria E Terapia Intensiva Neonatale-Pediatrica, Ospedale M Bufalini, Cesena, Italy.
Pierluigi MarzuilloDepartment of Woman, Child and of General and Specialized Surgery, Università Degli Studi Della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli, Napoli, Italy.
Davide MeneghessoUnità Operativa Complessa Di Nefrologia Pediatrica - Dialisi E Trapianto, Dipartimento Di Salute Della Donna E del Bambino, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Padova, Padova, Italy.
Marco PennesiInstitute for Maternal and Child Health-IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy.
Fabrizio PugliesePediatric Nephrology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy.
Sara PuscedduPediatria AUSL, Imola, Italy.
Elisa RavaioliDepartment of Pediatrics, Infermi Hospital, Rimini, Italy.
Francesca TaroniPediatric Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplant Unit. Fondazione Ca' Granda IRCCS, Policlinico Di Milano, Milano, Italy.
Gianluca VergineDepartment of Pediatrics, Infermi Hospital, Rimini, Italy.
Licia PeruzziPediatric Nephrology Unit, Regina Margherita Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Città Della Salute E Della Scienza, Torino, Italy.
Giovanni MontiniPediatric Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplant Unit. Fondazione Ca' Granda IRCCS, Policlinico Di Milano, Milano, Italy.
Ospedale Infermi di Rimini · ITAzienda Ospedaliera Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di Torino · ITAzienda USL di Bologna · ITFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico · ITIRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo Garofolo · ITUniversity of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · ITAzienda Ospedaliera di Padova · ITAzienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "G. Martino" · ITIstituto Giannina Gaslini · ITMarche Polytechnic University · ITOspedale “M. Bufalini” di Cesena · ITUniversity of Milan · ITUniversity of Palermo · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn recent years, several studies have been published on the prognosis of children with congenital solitary kidney (CSK), with controversial results, and a worldwide consensus on management and follow-up is lacking. In this consensus statement, the Italian Society of Pediatric Nephrology summarizes the current knowledge on CSK and presents recommendations for its management, including diagnostic approach, nutritional and lifestyle habits, and follow-up. We recommend that any antenatal suspicion/diagnosis of CSK be confirmed by neonatal ultrasound (US), avoiding the routine use of further imaging if no other anomalies of kidney/urinary tract are detected. A CSK without additional abnormalities is expected to undergo compensatory enlargement, which should be assessed by US. We recommend that urinalysis, but not blood tests or genetic analysis, be routinely performed at diagnosis in infants and children showing compensatory enlargement of the CSK. Extrarenal malformations should be searched for, particularly genital tract malformations in females. An excessive protein and salt intake should be avoided, while sport participation should not be restricted. We recommend a lifelong follow-up, which should be tailored on risk stratification, as follows: low risk: CSK with compensatory enlargement, medium risk: CSK without compensatory enlargement and/or additional CAKUT, and high risk: decreased GFR and/or proteinuria, and/or hypertension. We recommend that in children at low-risk periodic US, urinalysis and BP measurement be performed; in those at medium risk, we recommend that serum creatinine also be measured; in high-risk children, the schedule has to be tailored according to kidney function and clinical data.

Indexed as

NephrologySolitary KidneyUrogenital AbnormalitiesChildFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornKidneyPregnancyRisk FactorsCongenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tractCongenital solitary kidneyMulticystic dysplastic kidneyRenal agenesisRenal aplasia

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PMID35713730
PMCPMC9307550
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