Posterior urethral valve in a child presenting as recurrent epididymo-orchitis.
Epididymo-orchitis is an uncommon complication of posterior urethral valve. A four-year-old boy was admitted because of right-sided epididymo-orchitis. Scintigraphy of the scrotum showed increased uptake of radiotracer on the right side. The posterior urethral valve was disclosed by voiding cystourethrography. Ablation of the valve and antibiotic therapy made the patient free of symptoms.
Madani
Abbas
A
Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. dr_madani@yahoo.com
Rahimzadeh
Nahid
N
Esfahani
Seyed-Taher
ST
Ataei
Nematollah
N
Mohseny
Parvin
P
Kajbafzadeh
Abdolmohammad
A
Janatti
Javad
J
Moghtadery
Mastaneh
M
Sina
Alireza
A
Hadaddi
Marzieh
M
D055011:Ablation Techniques; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003558:Cystoscopy / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009920:Orchitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery