Diathermy hook ablation of posterior urethral valves in neonates and infants.
An insulated diathermy hook was used to destroy the posterior urethral valve in 10 boys. The technique needs no anaesthetic, no endoscopic equipment, no perineal urethrostomy and only occasional catheter drainage of the bladder. It is performed in the X-ray department, where the efficacy of the procedure can be checked immediately with a further cystogram. The results are compared with those in 7 other boys whose valves were destroyed by conventional endoscopic means.
Deane
A M
AM
Department of Urology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
Whitaker
R H
RH
Sherwood
T
T
D004564:Electrocoagulation; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities*