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Descriptor
English
:
Vesico-Ureteral Reflux
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Reflujo Vesicoureteral
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Refluxo Vesico-Ureteral
Tree Number:
C12.777.829.920
C13.351.968.829.920
Definition
English
:
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.
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parasitology
psychology
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rehabilitation
radionuclide imaging
radiotherapy
surgery
therapy
urine
ultrasonography
veterinary
virology
Record Number:
15123
Unique Identifier:
D014718
Occurrence in VHL
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