Pediatric Vesicoureteral Reflux Differential Diagnoses
- Author: Caleb P Nelson, MD, MPH; Chief Editor: Marc Cendron, MD more...
Differential Diagnoses
- Antenatal Hydronephrosis
- Myelodysplasia
- Myelodysplasia and Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction
- Posterior Urethral Valves
- Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction
- Ureterovesical obstruction
- Urethral Anomalies and Urethral Prolapse
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Voiding Dysfunction
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