URODYNAMIC FINDINGS IN BOYS WITH POSTERIOR URETHRAL VALVES AFTER TREATMENT WITH PRIMARY VALVE ABLATION OR VESICOSTOMY AND DELAYED ABLATION

Primary valve ablation and temporary vesicostomy with delayed valve ablation are alternative initial management procedures in neonates and infants with posterior urethral valves. To investigate whether initial vesicostomy followed by delayed valve ablation and simultaneous vesicostomy closure may lead to more alterations in bladder function than primary valve ablation only we retrospectively compared postoperative urodynamic findings in 2 small groups of patients.