1. Anterior and posterior urethral valves: a rare association
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Krichene Imed, Sahnoun Lassaad, Nouri Abdellatif, Maazoun Kais, Lamiri Rachida, Jamila Chahed, Ben Saad Manel, Mekki Mongi, and Salem Randa
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Posterior urethral valve ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Urethral sphincter ,media_common.quotation_subject ,medicine.disease ,Urination ,Surgery ,Urethra ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,medicine ,Retrograde urethrogram ,Abnormality ,Urinary tract obstruction ,business ,Urethral valve ,media_common - Abstract
Association of anterior and posterior urethral valve is a rare congenital anomaly causing lower urinary tract obstruction in children. This paper highlights our experience with a two-month-old boy with double urethral valves. Antenatal ultrasonography failed to detect any abnormality. At the age of 1 month, he presented with urinary dribbling, straining at micturition, and febrile urinary tract infection. Clinically, the urethra was dilated at micturition. Diagnosis was confirmed by retrograde urethrogram and urethroscopy. Endoscopic ablation of both valves was done by electrocautery hook.
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- 2011