background: posterior urethral valve presenting in adulthood is uncommon. this can be an unusual cause of primary male infertility as a result of abnormalities in sexual function. case presentation: this report describes a 40 year old man who presented to us on account of inability to impregnate his wife after 2 years of marriage. history revealed poor stream of urine since childhood and passag...

A rare case of anterior urethral valve in association with posterior urethral valuve is reported. Clinical findings are discussed, and the available literature will be briefly reviewed.

a rare case of anterior urethral valve in association with posterior urethral valuve is reported. clinical findings are discussed, and the available literature will be briefly reviewed.

background and purpose: posterior urethral valve (puv) is one of the most severe urinary tract anomalies presenting as antenatal hydronephrosis that could lead to severe dilatation and functional impairment of one or both kidneys. the aim of this study was to analyze our experience on patients with a diagnosis of puv. materials and methods: in this prospective study neonates with a diagnosis of...

Classic anti reflux procedures on children with a history of posterior urethral valve does not usually yield good results and often ends up with ureteral obstruction and even permanent urinary diversion. From 1981 through 1988,21 boys with history of posterior urethral valve (PUV) underwent evaluation for vesicoureteral (VU) reflux 17 boys had VU reflux. Following valve ablation, reflux di...

classic anti reflux procedures on children with a history of posterior urethral valve does not usually yield good results and often ends up with ureteral obstruction and even permanent urinary diversion. from 1981 through 1988,21 boys with history of posterior urethral valve (puv) underwent evaluation for vesicoureteral (vu) reflux 17 boys had vu reflux. following valve ablation, reflux disappe...

Epididymo-orchitis is an uncommon complication of posterior urethral valve. A four-year-old boy was admitted because of right-sided epididymo-orchitis. Scintigraphy of the scrotum showed increased uptake of radiotracer on the right side. The posterior urethral valve was disclosed by voiding cystourethrography. Ablation of the valve and antibiotic therapy made the patient free of symptoms.

An anterior urethral valve is uncommon compared to a posterior urethral valve as a cause of lower obstructive uropathy. Furthermore, an anterior urethral valve in the fossa navicularis is extremely rare. We describe the case in a 6-year-old boy who presented with a split urinary stream. Endoscopy revealed an anterior urethral valve in the fossa navicularis, and we successfully incised the valve...

BACKGROUND Posterior urethral valve presenting in adulthood is uncommon. This can be an unusual cause of primary male infertility as a result of abnormalities in sexual function. CASE PRESENTATION This report describes a 40 year old man who presented to us on account of inability to impregnate his wife after 2 years of marriage. History revealed poor stream of urine since childhood and passag...