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1/ Hi #NephTwitter #Renal #MedTwitter @ASPNeph radiology webinar this month was Vesicoureteral reflux #VUR and its management.

Let's get going with a poll!

What percentage of children with febrile UTI may end up having VUR?
2/ Answer: up to 30%
This may be an underestimate since many children don't get tested.

[PMID: 9743033] pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9743033/
3/ Risk factors for VUR:
⚡️Bowel and bladder dysfunction
⚡️Abnormal urinary tract anatomy
⚡️Younger children and infants
⚡️Girls affected >> boys
⚡️Family history: sibling with VUR ➡️ 25% recurrence risk
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PMID: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33869117
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1/📢Hello #medtwitter
This month's (Aug) @ASPNeph Radiology webinar was all about vesicoureteral reflux (VUR)
Here are some clinical pearls!

What's new!?
#Medtweetorial #nephtwitter #ASPNeph #vesicoureteralreflux #vur
VUR - Against the flow!
2/ Let's get started with a poll!
Which one of these is true about VUR?
3/ Ans - All the above
PMID: 32022517

Let's quickly define vesicoureteral reflux
Retrograde flow of urine from the bladder into the upper urinary tract due to dysfunctional vesicoureteric junction (VUJ)
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