title: [Pathophysiology of urethral valves].
abstract: The pathophysiology of congenital urinary tract obstruction by posterior urethral valves is reviewed. Emphasis is on the effects of fetal urinary obstruction on the development of the structure and functioning of the urinary system and of the kidney, including the correlation between renal dysplasia and vesicoureteral reflux. Possibilities of surgery and drug treatment are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Abteilung des Altonaer Kinderkrankenhauses, Hamburg.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Reifferscheid
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014524:Urethral Obstruction / Q000151:congenital* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014563:Urodynamics / Q000502:physiology*; D014718:Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / Q000151:congenital
vernacular_title: Pathophysiologie der Urethralklappen.