vesicoureteral reflux

A ureteral disease characterized by backward flow of urine from the urinary bladder into the ureter.

Signs and symptoms

• Recurrent urinary tract infections
• Joint hypermobility
• Duplicated collecting system
• Abnormality of the skeletal system
• Renal hypoplasia
• Ureter duplex
• Chronic constipation
• Hydronephrosis
• Migraine
• Fever

Also known as: vesico-ureteral reflux