{"id":2296,"date":"2023-10-20T15:41:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T10:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.instituteofurology.in\/?post_type=news-info&p=2296"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:41:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T10:11:23","slug":"posterior-urethral-valve-treatment-at-institute-of-urology-jaipur","status":"publish","type":"news-info","link":"https:\/\/www.instituteofurology.in\/news-info\/posterior-urethral-valve-treatment-at-institute-of-urology-jaipur\/","title":{"rendered":"Posterior Urethral Valve Treatment at Institute of Urology, Jaipur"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Posterior urethral valve is a membrane at urethra which causes obstruction in urine flow.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s a congenital (by birth) anomaly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Degree of obstruction varies from child to child. Sometimes if obstruction is severe kidney failure occurs. 25 % of children with PU valve may develop severe kidney failure in adolescence or early adult life often requiring kidney transplant<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Management is by endoscopic fulguration of PU valve after the baby is born. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n