Azar Nickavar
1*, Baranak Safaeian
21 Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Gorgan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education:
Posterior urethral valve (PUV) is an important cause of chronic kidney disease in male children.
Identification the prognostic factors is necessary for preservation of optimal renal
function. Serum creatinine is one the most important predictive factors of final renal outcome
in these patients, which is discussed in this paper.
Please cite this paper as: Nickavar A, Safaeian B. Predictive value of serum creatinine in patients
with posterior urethral valve. 2017;6(4):270-271. DOI: 10.15171/jnp.2017.43.