Posterior Urethral Valves (PUV): Experience of Follow up Over 7 years

Outcome of Antenatally Presenting Posterior Urethral Valves (PUV) in Children.

BACKGROUND To analyze the outcome of children with posterior urethral valves who presented with antenatal hydronephrosis. METHODS A 10-year retrospective review of records of 70 children with posterior urethral valves. RESULTS The mean (SD) gestational age at diagnosis was 34 (4.48) weeks, and age at intervention was 130.5 (170.9) days. The nadir creatinine was significantly raised (<1.2 mg...

Posterior Urethral Valves; A single Center Experience

OBJECTIVE Posterior urethral valves (PUV) are the most common cause of bladder outlet obstruction in infancy that impair renal and bladder function. This study was planned to evaluate and record the various clinical presentations and management, complications, and surgical management and long-term outcome of PUV. METHODS In a retrospective study, 98 patients who have been treated for PUV are ...

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...