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A new born with anterior urethral diverticulum and posterior urethral valve

Author(s) -

Ranjithatharsini Mahalingam,

Ananda Lamahewage

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

sri lanka journal of surgery/sri lanka journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2279-2201

pISSN - 0379-8240

DOI - 10.4038/sljs.v38i1.8665

Subject(s) - sri lanka , medicine , medical journal , general surgery , family medicine , sociology , south asia , ethnology

The presentation of posterior urethral valve (PUV) and anterior urethral diverticulum (AUD) or valve (AUV) is rare and few cases reported in current literature. Both congenital anomalies lead to bladder outlet obstruction. Therefore, early surgical interventions to prevent further renal damage and renal failure are needed. The association of the PUV and AUD fits the theory of a wide spectrum of mesenchymal defects including megalourethra.

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