Outcome of posterior urethral valve in 64 children: a single center's 22-year experience

Ezel Celakil M., Ekinci Z., Bozkaya Yucel B., MUTLU N., GÜNLEMEZ A., BEK K.

MINERVA UROLOGICA E NEFROLOGICA, vol.71, no.6, pp.651-656, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 71 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.23736/s0393-2249.19.03272-7
  • Journal Name: MINERVA UROLOGICA E NEFROLOGICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.651-656
  • Keywords: Urethra, Congenital abnormalities, Chronic renal insufficiency, Child, STAGE RENAL-DISEASE, SERUM CREATININE, LONG, DIAGNOSIS, KIDNEY
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Posterior urethral valve (PUV) is the most serious form of congenital anomalies of kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) in boys with significant risk of progression to chronic kidney disease (CKD). We present our long-term results in children with PUV.