URODYNAMIC FINDINGS IN BOYS WITH POSTERIOR URETHRAL VALVES AFTER TREATMENT WITH PRIMARY VALVE ABLATION OR VESICOSTOMY AND DELAYED ABLATION

Abstract

Our retrospective study of rapid filling cystometry suggests that primary valve ablation for posterior urethral valves is associated with a better bladder function outcome than that in patients treated with vesicostomy and delayed valve ablation. Therefore, although cutaneous vesicostomy may be performed as initial management of posterior urethral valves, primary valve ablation is the most effective surgical option in these cases.