title: Percutaneous antegrade ablation of posterior urethral valves in infants with small caliber urethras: an alternative to urinary diversion.
abstract: In a select group of 6 infants with posterior urethral valves percutaneous antegrade valve ablation was used successfully, obviating vesical or supravesical diversion as an initial form of treatment. The indications for percutaneous valve ablation, important technical aspects of the procedure and the patient series are presented.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D014524:Urethral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014547:Urinary Diversion