FreeMD® Reflux Nephropathy Definition

Reflux Nephropathy

Definition

Reflux Nephropathy Definition

Common names:

Reflux Nephropathy
Reflux Urinary
Ureteral Reflux
Vesicoureteral Reflux

A person with reflux nephropathy has abnormal, backward flow of urine from the bladder into the kidneys. This can lead to kidney infections or kidney disease.

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Last Updated: Oct 14, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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Reflux Nephropathy References:

Capozza N, Patricolo M, Lais A, Matarazzo E, Caione P. Endoscopic treatment of vesico-ureteral reflux: twelve years' experience. Urol Int. 2001;67(3):228-31.
Smellie JM, Barratt TM, Chantler C, Gordon I, Prescod NP, Ransley PG, Woolf AS. Medical versus surgical treatment in children with severe bilateral vesicoureteric reflux and bilateral nephropathy: a randomised trial. Lancet. 2001 Apr 28;357(9265):1329-33.