Endoscopic View of Posterior Urethral Valve.
- Author:
Sung Won LEE
1
;
Chun Il KIM
;
Sung Choon LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
posterior urethral valve;
endoscopy
- MeSH:
Child;
Endoscopy;
Humans;
Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1986;27(6):897-900
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Posterior urethral valves represent the most common cause of bladder outlet obstruction in children. The valves can be diagnosed by clinical symptoms and findings of VCUG, and must be confirmed and treated by endoscopic methods. Htrein typical endoscopic appearance of posterior urethral valve is presented with brief review of literature.