Fogarty balloon catheter ablation of neonatal posterior urethral valves.
We describe a technique to ablate posterior urethral valves with a Fogarty balloon catheter. This technique has been used for 14 years in 10 cases with a good result in 9. Fogarty balloon catheter ablation of posterior urethral valves would seem to be particularly applicable to the small neonate with a vulnerable anterior urethra.
D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014524:Urethral Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*