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Vesicoureteral Reflux Treatment
Chronic atrophic pyelonephritis; Vesicoureteric reflux; Nephropathy - reflux; Ureteral reflux
Treatment
The degree of reflux is separated into five different grades. Simple or mild reflux often falls into grade I or II. How severe the reflux is and how much damage to the kidney is present helps determine treatment.
Simple, uncomplicated reflux (called primary reflux) less than grade III can be treated by the following:
- Antibiotics taken every day to prevent infections
- Careful...
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