TABLE 3

Reflux Classification

Grade*Description
IReflux into ureter, no dilatation
IILevel of kidney, no dilatation
IIIMild to moderate dilatation, minimal caliceal blunting
IVModerate dilatation, loss of angles and fornices, papillary impression in calices still visible
VGross dilatation and tortuosity, impressions of papillae no longer present
  • * Proposed by the International Reflux Study Committee (46).