Open AccessHirschsprung's disease in a child with posterior urethral valve: An unwanted association
Author(s) -
Mritunjay Kumar,
Gaurav Batra,
Madhukar Maletha,
Amber Malhotra
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/iju.iju_9_18
Subject(s) - medicine , posterior urethral valve , hirschsprung's disease , rectum , disease , urinary system , bowel function , urinary bladder , surgery
Urinary bladder and the rectum share a common embryological origin, and the anatomical proximity of these two organs suggest that a dysfunction in either may influence the function of the other. Although, the coexistence of bladder and bowel dysfunction has been previously reported in the literature, there are hardly any reports on coexistence of posterior urethral valve (PUV) with Hirschsprung's disease. Here, we report a case of a 20-month-old male child who was initially treated for PUV and was later found to have coexisting Hirschsprung's disease.