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Concurrent Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney, Posterior Urethral Valves, and Obstructive Ureterocele in a Male Pediatric
Kurt Willis1, Dawn L MacLellan1, Rodrigo L P Romao1
1Division of Pediatric Urology, Department of Surgery, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Department of Urology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Abstract:
Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) are diagnosed in approximately 3-6 per 1000 live births and represent a spectrum of urologic conditions impacting the kidneys, ureter, bladder, and urethra.1 Although both are considered under the classification of CAKUT, there is no known unifying pathophysiologic mechanism for ureteroceles and posterior urethral valves with only 1 case report noted in the literature. Herein we report the only documented case of a patient with CAKUT related to posterior urethral valves, ureterocele, and multicystic dysplastic kidney.
