CONTEXT Posterior urethral valve (PUV) is a widely known condition affecting males that generally presents prenatally or at birth. PUVs have also been occasionally described in literature in cases diagnosed during adolescence or adulthood. CASE REPORT This report presents two late PUV cases, one in a teenager and the other in an adult. Both cases had had clinical signs of urinary tract infect...

Radiologic Procedure Rating Comments RRL* CT abdomen and pelvis without and with IV contrast 2 ☢ ☢ ☢ ☢ X-ray abdomen 2 ☢ ☢ CT abdomen and pelvis without IV contrast 2 ☢ ☢ ☢ ☢ CT abdomen and pelvis with IV contrast 2 ☢ ☢ ☢ ☢ X-ray IV contrast enema 2 ☢ ☢ ☢ X-ray cystography 2 ☢ ☢ ☢ MRI pelvis without and with IV contrast 2 MRI may be indicated if urethral diverticulum is suspected. O MRI pelvis ...

Hellenic Journal of Nuclear Medicine ñ September December 2007 of a colorectal or bladder malignancy [7]. Most vesicoenteric fistulas in children are congenital and associated with anorectal malformation or cloacal anomalies [8]. The clinical manifestations are principally urological in the form of recurrent urinary infection and terminal pneumaturia. The most useful diagnostic techniques are c...

PURPOSE Dextranomer/hyaluronic acid injection of ureteral orifices is a popular option in the treatment of vesicoureteral reflux, with success rates ranging from 69% to 89%. We found only 1 study that followed patients beyond the initial postoperative voiding cystourethrogram, which describes a 96% success rate at 2 to 5 years but defines success as "nondilating" reflux. We examined our dextran...