Archives of International Surgery

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2016  |  Volume : 6  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 186--189

Unusual presentation of a rare case of posterior urethral valves in a nine-year-old boy


Suleiman Lawal1, Philip O Ibinaiye1, Ahmad T Lawal2, Muhammad I Zaria1, Joseph B Igashi1 
1 Department of Radiology, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria
2 Department of Urology, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria

Correspondence Address:
Suleiman Lawal
Department of Radiology, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria
Nigeria

Posterior urethral valves are tissue leaflets fanning distally from the prostatic urethra to the external urinary sphincter. It is the most common obstructive uropathy leading to childhood renal failure. It constitutes a clinical spectrum ranging from severe forms to milder forms. When obstruction can be overcome by detrusor contraction, it may remain silent until later life


How to cite this article:
Lawal S, Ibinaiye PO, Lawal AT, Zaria MI, Igashi JB. Unusual presentation of a rare case of posterior urethral valves in a nine-year-old boy.Arch Int Surg 2016;6:186-189


How to cite this URL:
Lawal S, Ibinaiye PO, Lawal AT, Zaria MI, Igashi JB. Unusual presentation of a rare case of posterior urethral valves in a nine-year-old boy. Arch Int Surg [serial online] 2016 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];6:186-189
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