Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is a condition where urine moves backward out of the bladder and into one or both of the ureters, which are the tubes that connect your bladder to your kidneys.

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.

Children with grade 2 VUR have reflux that reaches their kidneys, but there’s no swelling in the urine-collecting system inside their kidneys. Both grade 1 and grade 2 VUR are often referred to ...

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.

MONDAY, Oct. 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For children with vesicoureteral reflux, recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) are associated with a decrease in estimated glomerular filtration rate ...

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 ...

Children who have a disorder that prevents bladder emptying need a way to keep their bladder from being constantly full, getting infected, or damaging their kidneys as the result of backflow (reflux).

Treatment for Kidney Stones in Children Most kidney stones pass through the body’s urinary tract on their own and eventually leave the child’s system. Pain relievers can be used to help manage ...

In children and adults with chronic kidney disease, the kidneys are less efficient at filtering waste products and excess fluid from your blood. This means that the kidneys don’t remove all the ...