Comparing estimated and measured glomerular filtration rate in children with posterior urethral valve

• Main Authors: Manish Ora (Author), Lokeshwaran Madurai Kalimuthu (Author), Prabhakar Mishra (Author), Aftab Hasan Nazar (Author), Dharmendra S Bhadauria (Author), Sukanta Barai (Author), Sanjay Gambhir (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Posterior urethral valve (PUV) is obstructive uropathy that may lead to chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in children. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) measurement remains the gold standard for renal function measurement. However, due to its less availabilit...