Posterior urethral valves – Pathology, Clinical features, Diagnosis and Management
- Posterior urethral valve is the most common cause of obstructive uropathy in a male child.
- They are simply folds of urothelium
- They act as flap valves – blocks flow of urine – yet allows passage of a catheter easily
- Clinical presentation
- Obstructive uropathy
- Diagnosis
- Voiding cystourethrogram
- Endoscopy
- Management
- Transurethral ablation of valve leaflets
- If the creatinine levels are elevated, vesicostomy has to be done first to bring down creatinine levels before attempting ablation
