Vesicoureteral Reflux Of The Kidney. Ultrasound can detect structural abnormalities. Vesicoureteral reflux vur also known as vesicoureteric reflux is a condition in which urine flows retrograde or backward from the bladder into one or both ureters and then to the renal calyx or kidneys.
Vesicoureteral reflux is when urine flows in the wrong direction from the bladder back into the ureters. This is called vesicoureteral reflux. Vesicoureteral reflux vur is defined as retrograde regurgitation of urine from the urinary bladder up the ureter and into the collecting system of the kidneys.
This condition is usually found among babies and young.
Children with primary vesicoureteral reflux are born with a defect in the valve that normally prevents urine from flowing backward from the bladder into the ureters. Urine normally travels in one direction forward or anterograde from the kidneys to the bladder via the ureters with a 1 way valve at the vesicoureteral ureteral bladder junction. Primary vesicoureteral reflux is the more common type. Kidney and bladder ultrasound.