A 3-year-old girl presents with a febrile urinary tract infection. Renal ultrasound shows the finding marked A in the diagram. A voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) is performed and confirms grade IV vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). Which of the following best describes the pathophysiological consequence of grade IV VUR that necessitates close monitoring in this child?

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