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We report a case of an 8-year-old girl who presented with dysuria, urinary urgency, and fever. Transabdominal and transrectal ultrasounds revealed an anechoic area measuring 7.3\u2009\u00d7\u20093.3\u2009\u00d7\u20094.0\u2005cm in the vagina while urinary bladder was filled, which disappeared after voiding. Pelvic magnetic resonance imaging showed a cystic fluid signal between the bladder and rectum that resolved following urination. Voiding cystourethrography ruled out filling defect, which suggested bladder-vaginal reflux. A literature search of PubMed and Google Scholar from 1972 to the present using the terms \u201curinary incontinence,\u201d \u201chydrocolpos,\u201d and \u201cvesicovaginal reflux\u201d identified 13 relevant articles. Including the present case, a total of 58 cases of VVR were reviewed, ranging from children to middle-aged adults. 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