New Attention to Vesicoureteral Reflux In Children: A Review Article

Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) as a known cause of urinary tract infection (UTI), renal scarring, and nephropathy, is congenital and often familial. The prevalence of VUR is unclear, although most cases of VUR resolves spontaneously, the management of children with VUR is controversial. The purpose of this review was to evaluate VUR in order to provide an update on management to improve its prognosis.

The articles from several sources, including PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Google Scholar, Web of Science, and the Directory of Open Access Journals, were included.

Due to various complications, VUR is very scary for patients or families, and special attention is needed. A challenge for pediatric nephrologists is the early diagnosis of VUR and the progressive complications of kidney disease. There is no internationally accepted, uniform, evidence-based algorithm for the assessment of reflux anywhere