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Complications

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Untreated VUR often leads to kidney injury, which can manifest as renal scarring, hypertension, or chronic renal disease, and may progress to end-stage kidney failure.

Approximately 30% to 40% of infants diagnosed with UTI have underlying VUR.

Reference

  1. Koyle MA et al. Febrile urinary tract infection, vesicoureteral reflux, and renal scarring: current controversies in approach to evaluation. Pediatr Surg Int. 2011 Apr;27(4):337-46.

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