Vesicoureteral reflux in adults. 1975

T H Berquist, and R R Hattery, and G W Hartman, and P P Kelalis, and J H DeWeerd

Vesicoureteral reflux was detected in 200 adults seen in a 4 year period. In group 1 (no history of urinary tract infection and negative urine cultures), all patients had abnormalities on excretory urograms that were suggestive of reflux. In patients with a history of recurrent urinary tract infection (groups 2 and 3), the excretory urograms showed an abnormality in 79 per cent of those with negative cultures and in 83 per cent of those with positive cultures. Thus, reflux should be suspected in patients with a history of recurrent urinary tract infection even if infection cannot be documented with urine culture. Urographic evidence of renal parenchymal scarring, ureteral dilatation, or mucosal striations should also suggest the possibility of vesicoureteral reflux even when the patient may have no urinary tract symptoms. Voiding cystourethrography should be performed in all adults with these findings to exclude the possibility of vesicoureteral reflux.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007674 Kidney Diseases Pathological processes of the KIDNEY or its component tissues. Disease, Kidney,Diseases, Kidney,Kidney Disease
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D002921 Cicatrix The fibrous tissue that replaces normal tissue during the process of WOUND HEALING. Scars,Cicatrization,Scar,Scarring
D004106 Dilatation The act of dilating. Dilation,Dilatations,Dilations
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly

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