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Background The relative effectiveness and safety of sevelamer, a mineral-free phosphate binder, for treatment of hyperphosphatemia in children with chronic kidney disease is uncertain. Aim This study was designed to compare the efficacy and acceptability of sevelamer hydrochloride to calcium acetate as a phosphate binder in pediatric patients with chronic kidney disease. Methods A 12-week open-label...
Childhood renal osteodystrophy (ROD) is the consequence of disturbances of the calcium-regulating hormones vitamin D and parathyroid hormone (PTH) as well as of the somatotroph hormone axis associated with local modulation of bone and growth cartilage function. The resulting growth retardation and the potentially rapid onset of ROD in children are different from ROD in adults. The biochemical changes...
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