Causes of Vesicoureteral reflux
List of causes of Vesicoureteral reflux
Following is a list of causes or underlying conditions
(see also Misdiagnosis of underlying causes of Vesicoureteral reflux)
that could possibly cause Vesicoureteral reflux includes:
Vesicoureteral reflux Causes: Book Excerpts
Vesicoureteral reflux as a complication of other conditions:
Other conditions that might have
Vesicoureteral reflux as a complication may,
potentially, be an underlying cause of Vesicoureteral reflux.
Our database lists the following as having
Vesicoureteral reflux as a complication of that condition:
Vesicoureteral reflux as a symptom:
Conditions listing Vesicoureteral reflux
as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Vesicoureteral reflux.
Our database lists the following as having
Vesicoureteral reflux as a symptom of that condition:
Related information on causes of Vesicoureteral reflux:
As with all medical conditions,
there may be many causal factors.
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Urinary Stream (Decreased):
Differential Diagnosis
(In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia
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–Most common cause of decreased urinary stream in men >40
Urethral stricture
–May be congenital or acquired
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Chronic urethritis
–May be secondary to stricture or chronic infection
Prostate cancer
–More frequent in men >40
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Neuropathic bladder
–Spinal cord trauma
–Herniated disc
–Multiple sclerosis
–Spina bifida
–CVA
–Parkinson's disease
–Nerve injury secondary to pelvic surgery
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(e.g., prostatectomy)
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Bladder neck contracture
–May be congenital or acquired
(e.g., post-prostatectomy)
Urethral or bladder foreign body
Bladder stones
Bladder neck cancer
Urethral cancer
Urethral polyp
Posterior urethral valves
–Frequently presents with recurrent UTIs
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Source: In a Page: Signs and Symptoms, 2004
Vesicoureteral reflux:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
In patients with vesicoureteral reflux, incompetence of the ureterovesical junction and shortening of intravesical ureteral musculature allow backflow of urine into the ureter when the bladder contracts during voiding. Incompetence may result from congenital anomalies of the ureters or bladder, including short or absent intravesical ureter, ureteral ectopia lateralis (greater-than-normal lateral placement of ureters), and gaping ureteral orifice; inadequate detrusor muscle buttress in the bladder, stemming from congenital paraureteral bladder diverticulum; acquired diverticulum (from outlet obstruction); flaccid neurogenic bladder; and high intravesical pressure from outlet obstruction or an unknown cause. Vesicoureteral reflux may also result from cystitis, with inflammation of the intravesical ureter, which causes edema and fixation of the intramural ureter and usually leads to reflux in persons with congenital ureteral or bladder anomalies or other predisposing conditions.
Reflux nephropathy occurs in about 4 out of 1,000 asymptomatic people. However, in infants and children who experience UTIs, its prevalence approaches 40% to 50%. Reflux nephropathy may lead to chronic renal failure and end-stage renal disease.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
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