On the other hand the three diverted boys with 1.006 densities grew in the 75 th percentile and maintained that pattern as they progressed into renal failure. My attempts to follow his outcome have failed. This is particularly true throughout the teens in the case of the youngster who suddenly finds he can stay dry at puberty. The increased obstruction by the chronically distended bladder in the teens can be a catastrophe. He was transplanted at 20.
Mild proteinuria seems to have little effect on densometer readings.
As the proteinuria increases to 2 plus, it will artificially increase the density. 2. 1.010 seems to be the break-point. In the presence of a still tortuous but well decompressed upper tract, and this is rare, the prognosis for renal survival seems good. A 1.012 in my series has been seen only with an undistended upper tract and densities above this have provided excellent prognoses. I have left this to the last, although it is by far the most important object of our therapy.