Endoscopic surgery of posterior urethral valves

Although posterior urethral valves were described more than sixty years ago, the surgical treatment of this condition has only recently been technically feasible. This paper is a review of 15 cases of posterior urethral valves treated over a 3 year period in the Department of Paediatric Surgery, Singapore General Hospital. The commonest clinical presentation was urinary tract infection. The upper urinary tract was normal in only six cases. In 14 out of the 15 cases primary surgical treatment of the valve was carried out with satisfactory results in 13 patients.