Vesicoureteral reflux: we have yet to complete our learning
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Vesicoureteral reflux.
Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), the retrograde flow of urine from the bladder toward the kidney, is common in young children. About 30% of children with urinary tract infections will be diagnosed with VUR after a voiding cystourethrogram. For most, VUR will resolve spontaneously; 20% to 30% will have further infections, but few will experience long-term renal sequelae. Developmentally, VUR arises ...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2021
ISSN: 0340-6199,1432-1076
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-021-03972-w