...Ramyasree Bade; Jai Kumar Mahajan; Akshay Kalavant; Saswati Behera; Palak Singhai; Akshay Saxena Introduction: Posterior urethral valve (PUV) is a major cause of congenital bladder dysfunction, often persisting despite treatment. Emerging therapies, including anticholinergics and α-1 blockers...

... frequently include congenital structural renal defects, vesicoureteral reflux, nephrocalcinosis, proteinuria, and chronic renal insufficiency. Treatment of patients with posterior urethral valve (PUV) remains a clinical challenge, requiring long-term management from early infancy into adulthood in order...

...Mehdi Shirazi; Ali Noorafshan; Mohammad Arabzadeh Bahri; Nader Tanideh Purpose: Chronic renal damage due to tubulointerstitial fibrosis is one of several complications of posterior urethral valves in a significant number of children. As activation of the renin-angiotensin system plays an important...

...Toshimori Seki; Tomohiko Koyanagi; Katsuya Nonomura; Tetsufumi Yamashita; Tatsuya Chikaraishi; Kouichi Kanagawa The case of a 7-year-old boy with posterior urethral valve (PUV) who underwent successful kidney transplantation for progressive renal failure is reported. He required complex...