Category | Pediatric Urology |
Posterior urethral valves or PUV are thick prominent urethra folds beginning below the level of verumontanum which prevents urine from flowing freely from the urinary bladder. When PUV prevents the backpressure of the urine flow to the posterior urethra, ureters, urinary bladder, and kidneys are exerted. That begins the child with obstructive harm from prenatal time.