Chiara Cini, Alberto Mantovani, Maria Chiara Cianci, Luca Landi, Giulia Bortot, Simone Sforza, Maria Taverna, Antonio Elia, Lorenzo Masieri
INTRODUCTION: Anterior urethral valves (AUV) are a rare cause of lower urinary tract obstruction which could progress to renal damage, Clinical presentation varies according with patient's age and severity of obstruction, but, in most cases, diagnosis is based on voiding cysto-urethrogram (VCUG). To date, the treatment of choice is endoscopic ablation even if approved guidelines about the overall management of AUVs, including the recognition and treatment of residual valves, are not available...
April 2021: Journal of Pediatric Urology