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Preferred term

Vesico-Ureteral Reflux  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Vesicoureteral Reflux

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-BWSQ7R7J-4

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