What grade of vesicoureteral reflux was observed in OPD7384?

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What grade of vesicoureteral reflux was observed in OPD7384?

Understanding vesicoureteral reflux grading on a voiding cystourethrogram is about how far the reflux goes and whether the collecting system is dilated. Grade II means the reflux reaches the renal pelvis and calyces but the ureter and collecting system are not dilated. On the OPD7384 image, seeing contrast ascend into the kidney’s collecting system without dilation fits this pattern, so grade II is the best match. If the reflux were only into the ureter, with no entry into the renal pelvis, that would be grade I. No reflux at all is grade 0. Higher grades (III to V) show increasing dilation and tortuosity of the ureter and collecting system, with calyceal distortion becoming more pronounced as severity rises.

Understanding vesicoureteral reflux grading on a voiding cystourethrogram is about how far the reflux goes and whether the collecting system is dilated. Grade II means the reflux reaches the renal pelvis and calyces but the ureter and collecting system are not dilated. On the OPD7384 image, seeing contrast ascend into the kidney’s collecting system without dilation fits this pattern, so grade II is the best match.

If the reflux were only into the ureter, with no entry into the renal pelvis, that would be grade I. No reflux at all is grade 0. Higher grades (III to V) show increasing dilation and tortuosity of the ureter and collecting system, with calyceal distortion becoming more pronounced as severity rises.

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