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Case Reports
. 2006 Feb;67(2):424.e1-424.e2.
doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2005.09.008.

Posterior urethral valves in adult with Down syndrome

Thibaut Culty  1 , Nicolas Barry Delongchamps, Sebastien Dominique, Frederique Servin, Vincent Ravery, Laurent Boccon-Gibod
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Posterior urethral valves in adult with Down syndrome

Thibaut Culty et al. Urology. 2006 Feb.

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  • Urology. 2007 Jan;69(1):202. Barry-Delonchamps, Nicolas [ciorrected to Delongchamps, Nicolas Barry]

Abstract

Posterior urethral valves (PUVs) in patients with Down syndrome (DS) have been previously described. However, no case of PUVs has been reported in an adult patient with DS. We report on a 40-year-old man with DS, who presented with two severe urinary infections and obstructive symptoms. He was found to have type 3 PUVs associated with bladder neck sclerosis. PUV resection and bladder neck incision were done. Because PUVs seem to be more frequent in patients with DS, complete investigations should be performed, even in adults with DS, in the case of urinary infection or lower urinary tract symptoms.

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