Background Posterior urethral valve (PUV) is a significant cause of morbidity, mortality and
ongoing renal damage in children. It accounts for end-stage renal disease in a proportion of …

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 …

… regarding the origin of posterior urethral valves, based primarily … of the anatomy of posterior
urethral valves in methodical fashion … study and define the origins of posterior urethral valves. …

Posterior urethral valves represent the most common cause of bladder outlet obstruction in
infancy that impairs renal and bladder function. Long-term outcome of patients with previous …

OBJECTIVE To determine which variables besides bladder dysfunction can help to predict
the outcome of renal function in boys with posterior urethral valves (PUV). PATIENTS AND …

Posterior urethral valves (PUVs) are the most common congenital abnormalities causing
bilateral renal obstruction. The widespread use of prenatal ultrasonography has contributed to …

One hundred and fourteen boys with posterior urethral valves were treated between 1966
and 1975. Four died during the first hospital admission, 6 died from renal failure during …

… urethral obstruction transmitted to the upper tracts in utero. In this retrospective of our experience
with posterior urethral valves … associated with posterior urethral valves might provide a …

… who had a diagnosis of posterior urethral valves were reviewed. During this period more
than 200 patients were evaluated or treated for posterior urethral valves at our hospital. Of the …

… Cobb collar: Not a valve or a classical posterior urethral valve but a congenital bulbar
urethral stricture or obstructive membrane unassociated with the verumontanum.[8] Located …