Characteristics and predictors of chronic kidney disease in children with myelomeningocele: a nationwide cohort study.
Çağla Serpil DoğanSevgin TanerBetül Durucu TiryakiDemet AlaygutNeşe ÖzkayınAslıhan KaraAylin GençlerAyşe Seda PınarbaşıHülya NalçacıoğluSelçuk YükselOkan AkacıEsra Karabağ YılmazSevgi YavuzKenan DoğanRumeysa Yasemin Çiçek GülşanGülşah Kaya AksoyNeslihan ÇiçekBağdagül AksuNuran KüçükFatma Şemsa AltuganŞenay Zırhlı SelçukFunda BaştuğGökçen ErfidanBahriye AtmışArife Uslu GökçeoğluEsra Nagehan Akyol ÖnderAhmet Mithat ElmacıNurcan CengizKaan GülleroğluEbru Bekiroğlu YılmazAslı Çelebi TayfurGülsün Gülay YılmazSİbel YelCemile PehlivanoğluCihangir AkgünMehtap Akbalık KaraBeltinge Demircioğlu KılıçÖzgür Özdemir ŞimşekMelike YucalBuket Esen AğarMetin Kaya Gürgözeİsmail YağmurÖmer MadsarDemet Tekcan Karalıİlknur GirişgenEce Demirci BodurElif Çomakİbrahim GökçeMehtap KayaYılmaz TabelNeslihan GünayRüveyda GülmezSalim ÇalışkanPublished in: Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) (2023)
MMC-related CKD is common in childhood in Turkey. A proactive approach to neurogenic bladder management and early protective surgery in selected cases where conservative treatment has failed should be implemented to prevent progressive kidney failure in the pediatric MMC population in our country. A higher resolution version of the Graphical abstract is available as Supplementary information.