The management of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is varied and remains controversial, which is likely because children with VUR have different risks for urinary tract infection or renal injury.
Consequently, the treatment of VUR needs to be individualized based on the patient's characteristics. In this article, the authors review the medical and surgical management options for VUR in the pediatric population. The authors hope to provide a systematic approach to determine which treatment is optimal for a specific patient.
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Fonseca FF, Tanno FY, Nguyen HT. Are you the author?
Department of Urology, Children's Hospital, Boston Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Reference: Pediatr Clin North Am. 2012 Aug;59(4):819-34.
doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2012.05.012
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 22857830
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