title: Surgical management of vesicoureteral reflux.
abstract: Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is a urologic condition in which there is a retrograde flow of urine from the bladder through the ureter back up to the upper urinary tract. The condition may be classified as primary or secondary and is more often identified in Caucasian females. The primary goal in the management of VUR is the prevention of pyelonephritis and subsequent renal scarring.
authors.affiliation: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA.
authors.forename: P I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Ellsworth
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cendron
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: McCullough
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare; D002648:Child; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000601:surgery*; D014718:Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy