
Posterior urethral valve associated with a foreign body in posterior urethra: a first of its kind report
Author(s) -
Ashish Sharma,
Samarth Agarwal,
Ajay Aggarwal,
Satyanarayan Sankhwar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2018-226257
Subject(s) - medicine , foreign body , urethra , posterior urethral valve , surgery , anatomy , urinary system
Posterior urethral valve and foreign body are among the important causes of male urethral obstruction. Although one is congenital and the other is acquired, both entities are rare in children with only a few reported cases. Because of myriad of symptoms associated with both conditions, a conclusive diagnosis requires both physical examination and radiological imaging. We report a first of its kind association of posterior urethral valve with foreign body in the posterior urethra in a 6-year-old male child which was eventually managed by endoscopic intervention.