Refers to: Association of Nocturnal Enuresis With Vesico-ureteral Reflux and Renal Cortical Damage

In the mid-1980’s, the Aarhus group headed by the two pioneers in Nocturnal Enuresis research Jens-Christian Djurhuus and Jens Peter Nørgaard, reported the first data correlating the degree of Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR) and associated nephropathy to the presence of enuresis (1). The material showed that one half of the patients with reflux also had enuresis, and that in spite of identical demographics and medical history, patients with enuresis presented a significantly lower degree of reflux nephropathy, leading to the hypothesis that enuresis might act as a safety valve mechanism reducing the possibility of VUR nephropathy. The new data presented by Dr. Naseri suggest that VUR is uncommon in children with monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis (MNE) and in daytime continent nonmonosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis (NMNE) while being relatively more common in enuretic children who have daytime incontinence. In contrast to previous Published by Kowsar Corp, 2012. cc 3.0.