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Vesicoureteral Reflux

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Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is significant in that an incompetent ureterovesical junction (UVJ) allows the retrograde flow of urine from the bladder into the ureter which may result in significant upper urinary tract pathology.

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  1. Department of Urology, Geisinger Medical Center, 100 N. Academy Av. MC 13-16, Danville, PA, 17822, USA

    Steven V. Kheyfets MD

  2. Department of Pediatric Urology, Janet Weis Children’s Hospital, 100 N. Academy Av. MC 13-16, Danville, PA, 17822, USA

    Joel M. Sumfest MD

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Correspondence to Steven V. Kheyfets MD .

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Janet Weis Children’s Hospital Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA

    Christopher P. Coppola

  2. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Janet Weis Children’s Hospital Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA

    Alfred P. Kennedy, Jr.

  3. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Janet Weis Children’s Hospital Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA

    Ronald J. Scorpio

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Kheyfets, S.V., Sumfest, J.M. (2014). Vesicoureteral Reflux. In: Coppola, C., Kennedy, Jr., A., Scorpio, R. (eds) Pediatric Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04340-1_44

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