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05/20/04 - 09:07 PM             #1

we know vesicouureteral reflux incrase the chance of urinary infection, could you please tell the reason? thanks.

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05/20/04 - 09:59 PM             #2

Simply
ureterovesical junction (UVJ) fails to function as a one-way valve, giving lower urinary tract bacteria access to the normally sterile upper tracts
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