title: Posterior urethral valve: delayed presentation in adolescence.
abstract: Posterior urethral valves (PUV) are now commonly suspected on antenatal ultrasound, but can present with a broad spectrum of severity postnatally. Rarely, the diagnosis is missed until adolescence or adulthood when the patient usually presents with lower urinary tract symptoms. We describe an even rarer case of PUV in a late adolescent who first presented with preserved renal function and urinary incontinence. We review the literature on presentation, natural history and outcomes of both early and late presenting PUV cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology & Renal Transplantation, Narayana Medical College, Nellore, India.
authors.forename: Punit
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mahadik
authors.forename: Surya Prakash
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Vaddi
authors.forename: Chandra-Mohan
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Godala
authors.forename: Venkatkrishna
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sambar
authors.forename: Sushanth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gundala
keywords: Abnormalities; Adolescent; Urethra