title: Posterior urethral valve. A review of 120 cases.
abstract: One hundred and twenty infants and children with a posterior urethral valve treated at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town, during the period 1961 - 1982 are reviewed. Advances in diagnosis and management, particularly of the sick infant, have led to a dramatic reduction in the early mortality--from over 40% before 1977 to zero. However, the long-term follow-up of survivors suggests that many will require renal transplantation when they reach early adulthood.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D003558:Cystoscopy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007668:Kidney / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D014524:Urethral Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*; D014547:Urinary Diversion; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D014718:Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D003404:Creatinine