Pediatrics
Trends in End-Stage Kidney Disease Due to Reflux Nephropathy in Children and Young Adults.
Alexander J Wolf, Sai Liu, Margaret Stedman, Paul Grimm, Abanti Chaudhuri, David S Hains, Michelle C Starr, Kathleen Kan, Scott M Sutherland, Alan R Schroeder
Published: 202610.1542/peds.2025-072092
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Up to 50% of children with urinary tract infections (UTIs) have vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). Severe VUR can lead to reflux nephropathy (RN) and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). In 2011, the American Academy of Pediatrics UT…
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