Results of the treatment of posterior urethral valve by endoscopic resection

ABSTRACT

The aim of the study is to investigate clinical and laboratory findings of posterior urethral valve, and to evaluate the result of management by endoscopic resection. During 3 years (1998-2000), 28 children were treated in National Institute of Pediatrics. The main clinical findings were dysuria and urinary pseudo incontinence. Voiding cystography was a tool for confirming the diagnosis. The endoscopic resection was a method of choice in the treatment.