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How is PUV treated?
How is PUV treated? The most important treatment after the baby is born is to drain the bladder to take pressure off the kidneys. The bladder can be drained with a catheter or tube. Then when the baby is bigger, the PUV can be removed with surgery.
Are urethral valves normal?
Urethral valves are congenital, which means that boys are born with these extra flaps of tissue. It’s still not clear what causes these disorders, but they are believed to occur early on in male fetal development and may have a genetic component. Normally, the flaps of tissue in the urethra are very small structures.
What are posterior urethral valves (PUV)?
/nutch_noindex. PUV is an abnormality of the urethra, which is the tube that drains urine from the bladder to the outside of the body for elimination. The abnormality occurs when the urethral valves, which are small leaflets of tissue, have a narrow, slit-like opening that partially impedes urine outflow.
Does urethra have valves?
The urethra is the tube that drains urine from the bladder to the outside of the body. Posterior urethral valves are small leaflets of tissue in the urethra. They have a narrow, slit-like opening. The valves partly block urine flow because not enough urine can get through them to leave the body.
What is posterior urethra?
The posterior urethra is the part of the urethra that travels through the prostate and the external sphincter valve. The relative location of the urethra within the spongiosum (erectile tissue that surrounds the urethra) changes along the divisions of the urethra. The anatomic location of the lumen (urethral cavity)…
What are posterior urethral valves in babies?
Experts believe that posterior urethral valves happen early in a baby boy’s growth in the uterus . The valves occur in about 1 in 8,000 baby boys . They are believed to happen by chance. But some cases have been seen in twins and siblings. This means a gene may be the cause.