Posterior Urethral Valves: Renal Failure and Prenatal Treatment
Posterior urethral valves occur in 1 : 5000 live births. Despite the high prevalence, the few children that survive do poorly, with over 50% progressing to ESRD in 10 years. The gold standard for post-natal diagnosis is voiding cystourethrography, while pre-natal diagnosis is dependent on routine sc...
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| Main Authors: | Daniel P. Casella, Jeffrey J. Tomaszewski, Michael C. Ost |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2012-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Nephrology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/351067 |
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