Disease or Syndrome
reflux nephropathy
[ ree-fluhks nuh-frop-uh-thee ]
Also called:
Reflux Nephropathy; Vesicoureteral Reflux
Definitions related to reflux nephropathy (disorder):
  • (retrograde nephropathy) Constellation of tubule changes extending from papilla to cortex. In the cortex, the lesions consist of linear patches of tubular basophilia coupled with tubular dilation and tracts of basophilic, hyperplastic collecting ducts, often with mitotic figures. Inflammation is usually not a prominent component. Differentiated from obstructive nephropathy by absence of granulomatous inflammation and crystals.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (reflux nephropathy) Chronic kidney damage due to vesicoureteral reflux.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (reflux nephropathy) Nephropathy associated with retrograde flow of urine into the kidney.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Reflux nephropathy is kidney scarring caused by urine flowing backward from the bladder into a ureter and toward a kidney.
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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