VUR

Introduction: VUR

Description of VUR

VUR (medical condition): Reverse flow of urine from bladder back into kidneys.

See also:

Vesicoureteral reflux:
  »Introduction: Vesicoureteral reflux
  »Symptoms of Vesicoureteral reflux
  »Causes of Vesicoureteral reflux
  »Tests for Vesicoureteral reflux
  »Treatments for Vesicoureteral reflux

VUR as a Disease

VUR: Another name for Vesicoureteral reflux (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Vesicoureteral reflux
  »Symptoms of Vesicoureteral reflux
  »Causes of Vesicoureteral reflux
  »Treatments for Vesicoureteral reflux

VUR: Related Diseases

VUR: VUR is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Bladder conditions
• Urinary disorders
• Kidney conditions

Causes of VUR

Some of the causes of VUR are included in the list below:

• Urinary tract infection

Read more about causes of VUR (Vesicoureteral reflux)

Symptoms of VUR (Vesicoureteral reflux)

Some of the symptoms of VUR incude:

• Infection
• Bedwetting
• High blood pressure
• Protein in urine
• Kidney failure

See full list of 6 symptoms of VUR (Vesicoureteral reflux)

Treatments for VUR (Vesicoureteral reflux)

Treatments for VUR (Vesicoureteral reflux) include:

• Antibiotics
• Surgery - to correct ureterovesical junction
• Antibiotics for Infection

Read more about treatments for VUR

Treatment of VUR: For more treatment information about VUR, see treatment of Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR)

VUR: Article Excerpts about Vesicoureteral reflux

Urine normally flows in one direction -- down from the kidneys, through tubes called ureters, to the bladder. Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is the abnormal flow of urine from the bladder back into the ureters. (Source: excerpt from Vesicoureteral Reflux: NIDDK)

VUR: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to VUR:

• vesico-ureteral reflux
• ureterovesical reflux
• reflux nephropathy
• urinary reflux
• retrograde urination
• hydronephrosis
• urinary tract infection
• UTI
• urine reflux
• renal dysplasia
• pyelonephritis
• hypertension
• progressive renal failure
• ureteral reimplantation
• intrarenal reflux
• secondary vesicoureteral reflux

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