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Download Posterior Urethral Valves Radiology PNG. Posterior urethral valve (puv) disorder is an obstructive developmental anomaly in the urethra and genitourinary system of male newborns. A posterior urethral valve is an abnormal congenital obstructing membrane that is located within problems resulting from the presence of a posterior urethral valve are depicted in the image below.

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Membranous tissue in the posterior urethra results in varying degrees of obstruction. Posterior urethral valves consist of a thin membrane of tissue (fig 1) that is the most common cause of lower urinary tract obstruction in male infants, occurring in between 1 in 8000 to 1 in 25 000 live births.1 posterior urethral valves affect both the upper and the lower urinary tract. Puv are also the most common cause of chronic.

The most common cause of lower urinary tract obstruction in male infants is posterior urethral valves.

Posterior urethral valve disorder is an obstructive developmental anomaly in the urethra and genitourinary system of male newborns. Posterior urethral valves (puv) are obstructive membranes that develop in the urethra (tube that drains urine from the bladder), close to the bladder. Posterior urethral valves (puvs) was first described from hugh hampton young in 1919 (1). The left kidney displays normal uptake and excretion of nuclear tracer.