"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.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D014718
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C12.777.829.920 C13.351.968.829.920
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| Concept/Terms |
Vesico-Ureteral Reflux- Vesico-Ureteral Reflux
- Reflux, Vesico-Ureteral
- Vesico Ureteral Reflux
- Vesicoureteral Reflux
- Reflux, Vesicoureteral
- Vesicoureteral Reflux 1
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vesico-Ureteral Reflux" by people in Profiles.
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Use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in neonates with congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract: a multicenter survey of current practices across CHNC and Pedi-ECMO centers. Pediatr Nephrol. 2026 Nov; 41(11):3913-3922.
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Diagnostic evaluation and treatment of UTIs in children with neurogenic bladder. J Pediatr Urol. 2026 Feb; 22(1):105602.
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Clinical exome sequencing efficacy and phenotypic expansions involving non-isolated congenital anomalies of kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT+). Eur J Hum Genet. 2025 12; 33(12):1606-1615.
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Frequency of Treatment Failure of UTIs in Children With Congenital Urinary Tract Anomalies. Hosp Pediatr. 2024 03 01; 14(3):189-196.
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Modern Management of Vesicoureteral Reflux: Envisioning a Future with Individualized Therapies. Eur Urol. 2024 May; 85(5):443-444.
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Evaluation of the results of urodynamic studies in patients with vesicoureteral reflux. Urologia. 2024 Feb; 91(1):183-188.
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Ureteral stricture after pediatric kidney transplantation: Is there a role for percutaneous antegrade ureteroplasty? J Pediatr Urol. 2023 06; 19(3):296.e1-296.e8.
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Intravesical Botulinum toxin-A injection in pediatric overactive neurogenic bladder with Detrusor overactivity: Radiologic and clinical outcomes. Urologia. 2023 May; 90(2):357-364.
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A case of persistent hypertension in a 6-year-old: Questions. Pediatr Nephrol. 2023 06; 38(6):1763-1764.
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Biallelic pathogenic variants in roundabout guidance receptor 1 associate with syndromic congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract. Kidney Int. 2022 05; 101(5):1039-1053.