Congenital anterior urethral valves and diverticula: Diagnosis and management in six cases
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[Anterior urethral valves].
OBJECTIVE To discuss clinical signs, diagnostic tools and therapeutics of anterior urethral valves, an obstructive anomaly of the urinary system in males. DESCRIPTION Signs of urinary tract obstruction were identified on pre-natal ultrasound in two male fetuses and the diagnosis of anterior urethral valves was made through post-natal evaluation. As an initial treatment, vesicostomy was perfor...
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عنوان ژورنال: African Journal of Paediatric Surgery
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0189-6725
DOI: 10.4103/0189-6725.54773