Late presentation of posterior urethral valve: two case reports

Late presentation of posterior urethral valve: two case reports

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 i...

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Main Authors: Carlos Márcio Nóbrega de Jesus, José Carlos de Souza Trindade Filho, José Goldberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Abnormalities
Urethra
Adult
Adolescent
Diagnosis
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802008000200012&lng=en&tlng=en
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spelling doaj-66e187df5ebd4b8d98c3dd176b3c9d0d2020-11-24T22:23:48ZengAssociação Paulista de MedicinaSão Paulo Medical Journal1806-9460126212612710.1590/S1516-31802008000200012S1516-31802008000200012Late presentation of posterior urethral valve: two case reportsCarlos Márcio Nóbrega de Jesus0José Carlos de Souza Trindade Filho1José Goldberg2Universidade Estadual PaulistaUniversidade Estadual PaulistaUniversidade Estadual PaulistaCONTEXT: 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 infection and obstructive urinary symptoms. The diagnoses were made by means of voiding cystourethrography and urethrocystoscopy. Endoscopic valve fulguration was the treatment chosen for both. Their follow-up was uneventful.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802008000200012&lng=en&tlng=enAbnormalitiesUrethraAdultAdolescentDiagnosis
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author Carlos Márcio Nóbrega de Jesus
José Carlos de Souza Trindade Filho
José Goldberg
spellingShingle Carlos Márcio Nóbrega de Jesus
José Carlos de Souza Trindade Filho
José Goldberg
Late presentation of posterior urethral valve: two case reports
São Paulo Medical Journal
Abnormalities
Urethra
Adult
Adolescent
Diagnosis
author_facet Carlos Márcio Nóbrega de Jesus
José Carlos de Souza Trindade Filho
José Goldberg
author_sort Carlos Márcio Nóbrega de Jesus
title Late presentation of posterior urethral valve: two case reports
title_short Late presentation of posterior urethral valve: two case reports
title_full Late presentation of posterior urethral valve: two case reports
title_fullStr Late presentation of posterior urethral valve: two case reports
title_full_unstemmed Late presentation of posterior urethral valve: two case reports
title_sort late presentation of posterior urethral valve: two case reports
publisher Associação Paulista de Medicina
series São Paulo Medical Journal
issn 1806-9460
description 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 infection and obstructive urinary symptoms. The diagnoses were made by means of voiding cystourethrography and urethrocystoscopy. Endoscopic valve fulguration was the treatment chosen for both. Their follow-up was uneventful.
topic Abnormalities
Urethra
Adult
Adolescent
Diagnosis
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