Reflux nephropathy Health Article

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Illustrations
Voiding cystourethrogram
One method of examining bladder function is by injecting dye that is visible on X-rays through a tube (catheter) to fill the bladder. X-rays are taken while the bladder is full and while the patient is urinating (voiding) to determine if fluid is forced out of the bladder through the urethra (normal) or up through the ureters into the kidney (vesicoureteral reflux. This study is usually done with the patient lying on an X-ray table. Update Date:
09/18/2008 Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Female urinary tract
Male urinary tract
Voiding cystourethrogram

Vesicoureteral reflux

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