Congenital Anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract: pediatric origins and adult outcomes.
Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) are a heterogeneous group of structural defects that arise from disordered nephrogenesis. CAKUT accounts for 20%-30% of all prenatal anomalies, with a pooled birth prevalence of 3.83 per 1000. The pathogenesis reflects disrupted ureteric bud-metanephric mesen...