title: VURD Syndrome: Report of Three Cases.
abstract: Hoover and Duckett identified the relationship between valves, reflux, and dysplasia, commonly known as VURD (Posterior urethral valve, Unilateral vesicoureteral reflux, Renal dysplasia) syndrome. They noted preserved contralateral renal function in patients with unilateral reflux into a non-refluxing kidney. The proposed mechanism of this protection is that the refluxing collecting system acts as a pressure pop-off. Here we report three cases of VURD syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hisamatsu
authors.forename: Yoshikiyo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sugita
keywords: Dysplasia; Posterior urethral valve; Vesicoureteral reflux
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