the prevalence of vesicoureteral reflux (vur) among siblings of children with vur has been reported to be from 4.7% to 51%. the incidence of vur in the general population is less than 1% but it is high in risk groups. in a prospective study we started identifying the incidence and severity of vur and renal parenchymal lesions in the siblings of patients known to have urinary tract infection (ut...

background the prevalence of vesicoureteral reflux (vur) is higher in enuretic children than in non-enuretic children. recent studies have reported vur in 6–23% of children with enuresis. objectives to clarify the association of nocturnal enuresis with vesicoureteral reflux (vur) and to identify children who are at risk for vur. conclusions vur is uncommon in children with mne and in those with...

BACKGROUND The BK virus typically colonizes the lower urinary tract and is the causative agent in BK virus nephropathy (BKVN), which can progress to allograft dysfunction and graft loss. Urinary reflux in kidney allografts is induced by vesicoureteral reflux or disturbances in intrarenal reflux (IRR), believed to be associated with BKVN. This study was designed to elucidate the relationship bet...

abstract background: experience with vesicoureteral reflux (vur) differs in different centers and there are plenty of controversies. the aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of primary vur complications and the rate of recurrence of uti. methods: the medical charts of all infants and children with primary vur who were followed up by two nephrologists were reviewed. during 19 years (198...

C ommon clinical practice has been that all children who present with a urinary tract infection (UTI) must be evaluated for vesicoureteral reflux with a voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG). The etiological association between reflux and infection was assumed since up to 40% of children with infection are found to have reflux. Evidence from the 1960s appeared to demonstrate that the diagnosis and tr...