[Ureteric valves: a report of two cases].
Ureteric valves are a rare cause of ureteric obstruction. Fifty cases have been described in the literature. We report two new cases. The first is of a 12-year-old child with left multiple ureteric valves associated to bilateral vesico-ureteric reflux. The patient was treated by uretero-ileoplasty with unfavourable evolution to renal failure. The second case is that of a proximal ureteric valve discovered in a 30-year-old woman who had postpartum acute pyelonephritis. Treatment consisted in ureteric resection-anastomosis with favourable outcome. Based on a review of the literature, we discuss epidemiologic, etiologic, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of this malformation.
Nouira
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Service d'urologie, hôpital La Rabta, Tunis, Tunisie. nouirayassine@gnet.tn
Feki
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W
Kallel
Y
Y
Mekni
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A
Haouet
S
S
Horchani
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A
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*