Zeynep Kamil Med J. 2024; 55(1): 1-7 | DOI: 10.14744/zkmj.2023.53824

A review of pediatric infravesical obstructions

Sabri Cansaran, Olga Devrim Ayvaz, Ayþenur Celayir
Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Turkey. Istanbul Zeynep Kamil Maternity and Children’s Diseases Health Training and Research Center, Istanbul, Turkey

The term infravesical obstruction is used for functional or anatomical disorders that are located distal to the bladder neck and cause disruption or interruption of urinary flow. Among these pathologies, the most common cause of urinary system obstruction in male newborns is the posterior urethral valve. In this study, it was aimed to review the diseases that may cause infravesical obstruction in children.

Keywords: Child, infravesical obstruction, pediatric, posterior urethral valv, urethral stenosis.

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