Long-Term Kidney Outcomes in Children with Posterior Urethral Valves

What is it about?

Posterior urethral valves are the most common cause of lower urinary tract obstruction in male infants and are associated with life-threatening complications and lifelong disability. Using population-based health administrative databases, we found that one-third of children with posterior urethral valves develop major adverse kidney events (death, kidney failure, or chronic kidney disease) by early adulthood, compared to 1% of the general childhood population.

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