Posterior urethral valves and Down syndrome

Posterior Urethral Valves

Posterior Urethral Valves

The most common cause of lower urinary tract obstruction in male infants is posterior urethral valves. Although the incidence has remained stable, the neonatal mortality for this disorder has improved due to early diagnosis and intensive neonatal care, thanks in part to the widespread use of prenatal ultrasound evaluations. In fact, the most common reason for the diagnosis of posterior urethral...

Current Practice Posterior urethral valves

Posterior urethral valves (PUV) are the commonest cause of bladder outlet obstruction in children. With improvement of primary health care and widespread use of ultrasonography during antenatal check-up, early diagnosis of PUV has increased. The first description of PUV was made in 1919 by Hugh Hampton Young 1 . PUV represents a spectrum of severity, ranging from disease incompatible with postn...

Posterior Urethral Valves in Neonate

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Urethral Duplication in the Setting of Posterior Urethral Valves

Urethral duplication is a genitourinary anomaly that may rarely present in conjunction with posterior urethral valves. The management algorithm of children affected by both these urologic conditions is still unknown, given the low incidence and the complexity of each of these conditions. We present our clinical experience with the management of a child with Y-type urethral duplication and poste...