Risk Factors Associated With Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients With Posterior Urethral Valves Without Prenatal Hydronephrosis

Approximately 10% of cases with postnatal presentation of posterior urethral valves progress to chronic kidney disease, sometimes decades after the initial presentations. Although all patients with posterior urethral valves should be counseled on the potential loss of renal function, children with risk factors warrant close followup into adulthood.