Postnatal vesico-ureteral reflux in a boy with urinary bladder dysfunction as the only prenatal sonographic sign
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Physiopathology of vesico-ureteral reflux
Vescico-Ureteral Reflux (VUR) is a common condition in childhood, caused by a congenital anomaly at the Vescico-Ureteral Junction (VUJ) level. It seems that the main cause could be an abnormal embryological development occurred during the early stage of fetal life.Refluxing ureteral endings show structural and functional anomalies: previous studies have shown a significant decrease in alfa acti...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0960-7692
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1997.09010064.x