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Posterior Urethral Valves

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The purpose of this chapter is to review the literature on posterior urethral valves (PUVs) and to provide a succinct, yet comprehensive summary thereof, focusing on patient presentation, diagnosis, management, and outcomes. A directed PUBMED literature review of PUVs was performed, with emphasis placed on clinically relevant articles that might guide the clinician in the evaluation and management of patients. Key points are discussed herein.

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  1. Nemours Children’s Health, Orlando, USA

    Abhishek Seth

  2. Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

    Chester J. Koh

  3. Hackensack Meridian Health, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Hackensack, United States

    Aylin N. Bilgutay

  4. University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA

    David A. Diamond

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Seth, A., Koh, C.J., Bilgutay, A.N., Diamond, D.A. (2022). Posterior Urethral Valves. In: Puri, P. (eds) Pediatric Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38482-0_185-1

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