Disease or Syndrome
vesico-ureteral reflux
Subclass of:
Urinary Bladder Diseases
Definitions related to vesico-ureteral reflux:
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(vesicoureteral reflux) Abnormal (retrograde) movement of urine from the bladder into ureters or kidneys related to inadequacy of the valvular mechanism at the ureterovesicular junction or other causes.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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(vesicoureteral reflux) Abnormal flow of urine from the urinary bladder back into the ureters.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Retrograde flow of urine from the URINARY BLADDER into the URETER. This is often due to incompetence of the vesicoureteral valve leading to ascending bacterial infection into the KIDNEY.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Vesicoureteral reflux is retrograde passage of urine from the bladder back into the ureter and sometimes also into the renal collecting system, depending on severity. Reflux predisposes to urinary tract infection, often recurrent. Evaluation includes ultrasonography of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder before and after voiding, and then...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Vesicoureteral reflux is retrograde passage of urine from the bladder back into the ureter and sometimes also into the renal collecting system, depending on severity. Reflux predisposes to urinary tract infection, often recurrent. Evaluation includes ultrasonography of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder before and after voiding, and then...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is characterized by the retrograde flow of urine from the bladder to the kidneys. VUR may be associated with urinary tract infection (UTI), hydronephrosis, and abnormal kidney development (renal dysplasia).WebMD, 2019
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Vesicoureteral (ves-ih-koe-yoo-REE-tur-ul) reflux is the abnormal flow of urine from your bladder back up the tubes (ureters) that connect your kidneys to your bladder. Normally, urine flows from your kidneys through the ureters down to your bladder. It's not supposed to flow back up.Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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