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Endoscopic Reappraisal of the Morphology of Congenital Obstruction of the Posterior Urethra
Author(s) -
DEWAN P. A.,
ZAPPALA S. M.,
RANSLEY P. G.,
DUFFY P. G.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1992.tb15805.x
Subject(s) - urethra , medicine , anatomy , surgery
Summary— Congenital obstruction of the posterior urethra was first systematically classified by Young in 1919. Since then, no‐one has seriously challenged the presence of both Type I and Type III “valves”, although the presence of Type II lesions has often been disputed. A review of Young's papers and more recent anatomical studies, together with endoscopic findings in our own patients, indicates that most congenital posterior urethral obstructions are anatomically similar. Consequently, Young's classification now seems redundant.