Posterior urethral valves: prognostic factors

Abstract

The most significant prognostic factor for the future development of CRF is the GFR at 1 year old. The onset of proteinuria during the follow-up is associated with a worse prognosis. Echogenic renal changes may help to identify those dysplastic kidneys that will develop RI. Neonatal boys in RI who underwent pyelo-ureterostomy had better RF during the first years of life than those who underwent valve ablation.