Everolimus on cystic kidney disease burden reduction in pediatric tuberous sclerosis complex patients: a case series
This report demonstrates the utility of everolimus in not only renal angiomyolipomas but also cystic kidney disease particularly in pediatric patients with a promising role in preserving renal function and preventing long term sequelae such as hematuria and hemorrhage from larger renal cysts especially if used early on in disease course.
Authors
- L. Richard Feldenberg
- Sumona Banerjee
Institutions
- Saint Louis University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Nephrology
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-024-03743-3
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.33