title: Prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of 1 case of vesicoureteral reflux.
abstract: Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is defined as a retrograde flow of urine from the urinary bladder to the kidneys. VUR can lead to renal damage in presence of urinary tract infection. In this case report, we performed prenatal ultrasound diagnosis to identify VUR of a fetus. Furthermore, this VUR case was confirmed by postnatal micturating cystourethrogram (MCUG). Hence, prenatal ultrasound detection of VUR is considered to be useful because it may provide us evidence to design therapeutic strategy to prevent potential renal damage as early as possible.
authors.affiliation: Ultrasound Department, Hubei Provincial Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Wuhan 430070, China.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Ultrasound Department, Hubei Provincial Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Wuhan 430070, China.
authors.forename: Shali
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wu
keywords: Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR); kidneys; ultrasound