When urine flows backwards from the bladder to the ureter
Affects 10% of population
Causes/Factors
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Age <2 y/o
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FH
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Congenital abnormality of the vesicoureteric junction - when ureter enters bladder at abnormal angle
Clinical Features
- Usually asymptomatic + children “grow out of it”
Diagnostic Tests
Management
Complications/red Flags
- Stasis = UTI
- Back pressure and ascending infection = renal damage (hydronephrosis)