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Vesico-Ureteral Reflux

"Vesico-Ureteral Reflux" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.


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Bar chart showing 19 publications over 13 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2021
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