title: Posterior urethral valves in adult with Down syndrome.
abstract: Posterior urethral valves (PUVs) in patients with Down syndrome (DS) have been previously described. However, no case of PUVs has been reported in an adult patient with DS. We report on a 40-year-old man with DS, who presented with two severe urinary infections and obstructive symptoms. He was found to have type 3 PUVs associated with bladder neck sclerosis. PUV resection and bladder neck incision were done. Because PUVs seem to be more frequent in patients with DS, complete investigations should be performed, even in adults with DS, in the case of urinary infection or lower urinary tract symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Bichat Hospital, Paris, France. thibautculty@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Thibaut
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Culty
authors.forename: Nicolas Barry
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Delongchamps
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Barry-Delonchamps
authors.forename: Sebastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dominique
authors.forename: Frederique
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Servin
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ravery
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boccon-Gibod
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000209:etiology