Prevalence and Clinical Features of Vesicoureteral Reflux in Children With Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections: A Cross‐Sectional Study
Niloufar Peirovi, Neda Pak, Mastaneh Moghtaderi, Arash Abbasi, Behnaz Bazargani, Fahimeh Askarian, Daryoosh Fahimi, Mahboube Bahroudi · 2026
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Niloufar Peirovi and colleagues measured how often vesicoureteral reflux hides behind repeated urinary infections in young children. Their cross-sectional study appeared in Health Science Reports in 2026. Reflux lets urine flow backward from bladder to kidney and can scar the kidneys permanently. The team reviewed 109 children aged two months to five years with recurrent infections at a tertiary nephrology clinic, recording reflux grade, side, scarring, and bladder habits.
Just over half the children had reflux, more often on one side than both, and most cases were mild to moderate in grade. Kidney scarring already showed in about three in ten children. Girls made up nearly four-fifths of the sample. Voiding dysfunction was strikingly common and was clearly tied to having reflux. Most children received preventive antibiotics, though the study could not link that to less scarring. The authors push early detection and treatment of bladder and bowel problems.
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| CREATOR | Niloufar Peirovi, Neda Pak, Mastaneh Moghtaderi, Arash Abbasi, Behnaz Bazargani, Fahimeh Askarian, Daryoosh Fahimi, Mahboube Bahroudi |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 26 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |