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 …

Objective To determine through a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis the
differences in the outcomes of prenatally versus postnatally diagnosed posterior urethral …

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 …

Objectives: Identify posterior urethral valves promptly based on clinical presentations.
Implement timely and appropriate management strategies for posterior urethral valves …

Background The incidence of posterior urethral valve (PUV) is estimated at 1: 5000–1: 8000
males. It is the most common paediatric urologic urgency and the most common cause of …

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 …

Purpose: Primary valve ablation is preferred to vesicostomy in the initial management of
posterior urethral valves. However, some neonates have a prohibitively small urethra. We …

OBJECTIVE: To compare early outcomes following diathermy versus cold knife ablation of
posterior urethral valves (PUV). METHODS: All neonates and children who underwent …

Background: The management of posterior urethral valves (PUV) and its sequelae is still a
challenge to most pediatric surgeons in our environment due to late presentation and …

Background Posterior urethral valves (PUV) are a common cause of end-stage renal failure
in childhood. Our aim was to describe a cohort of patients with PUV and to investigate the …