UP-084-c01 Paediatric multiple
Posterior urethral valve ablation and urinary diversion

Urethral injury or stricture

Instrumentation and thermal or mechanical injury can scar the narrow infant urethra.

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01 Variation coverage

Which versions of the operation this applies to

Endoscopic valve ablation

The parent hub contains 4 recorded variations.

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02 Evidence

Sources

European Association of Urology EAU Guidelines on Paediatric Urology

Common congenital, acute scrotal and paediatric reconstructive procedures.

Accessed 2026-08-03 · opens source
03 Same procedure

Other Posterior urethral valves complication modules

late Residual valve tissue or persistent obstruction early Urinary infection multiple Vesicostomy stenosis, prolapse or skin injury multiple Ureterostomy obstruction or loss of ureteric length late Persistent bladder dysfunction, incontinence or renal decline
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