Have you ever heard of vesico-ureteral reflux (VUR)? This is a problem that I have be seeing lately which occurs in the urinary tract. In the normal scenario urine is produced in the kidneys and ...

Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is a congenital condition most common in infants and young children. The urine flows backward from the bladder to one or both ureters and sometimes to the kidneys.

Kidney damage associated with chronic reflux is the fourth leading cause of chronic kidney disease and is the most common cause of severe hypertension in children. Doctors and researchers have ...

Children with vesicoureteral reflux, in which urine flows backwards into the kidneys from the bladder, have been treated in the past with surgery or antibiotic therapy. Although this condition can ...

New York, NY, May 20, 2010 –. Children with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), in which urine flows backwards into the kidneys from the bladder, have been treated in the past with surgery or ...

Kidney damage associated with chronic reflux is the fourth leading cause of chronic kidney disease and is the most common cause of severe hypertension in children. Doctors and researchers at ...

For children in between 1-5 yr of age, ultrasonography of the kidneys and DMSA scan are done and if abnormality in any of them is detected then micturiting cystourethrography test is done .In ...

When we think of kidney disease, we often picture an older adult battling high blood pressure or diabetes. But what if the real danger is actually lurking in children? Have we misunderstood the signs?

GFR changes following urinary tract infection (UTI) in children with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). Presented at ASN’s Kidney Week, October 24-27, 2024, San Diego, California. Abstract TH-PO1197.

Kidney scarring related to urinary tract infection has been considered a cause of substantial long-term morbidity. 5 Thus, children with proven infections have been intensively evaluated and ...

Children with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), in which urine flows backwards into the kidneys from the bladder, have been treated in the past with surgery or antibiotic therapy. Although this ...