Vesicoureteral Reflux: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

vesicoureteral reflux, VUR, vesico-ureteral reflux, ureterovesical reflux, uretero-vesical reflux, reflux nephropathy, urinary reflux, retrograde urination, hydronephrosis, urinary tract infection, UTI, urine reflux, renal dysplasia, pyelonephritis, hypertension, progressive renal failure, ureteral reimplantation, intrarenal reflux, reflux nephropathy, secondary vesicoureteral reflux, secondary VUR

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Marc Cendron, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard School of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Department of Urological Surgery, Children's Hospital Boston
Marc Cendron, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Urological Association, European Society for Paediatric Urology, Johns Hopkins Medical and Surgical Association, New Hampshire Medical Society, Society for Fetal Urology, and Society for Pediatric Urology
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