Congenital ureteral valves: Two new cases and a review of the literature

Rossi, Enrica; Salas, Joan Rodò; Aucatoma, Freud Cacères; Muñoz, Marta Olivares; Fochs, Luis Morales

doi:10.1016/j.jpurol.2007.02.002

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Volume 3, Issue 5 , Pages 344-349, October 2007

Congenital ureteral valves: Two new cases and a review of the literature

Enrica Rossi
- U. O. Chirurgia Pediatrica, Arcispedale S. Anna Corso Giovecca, 203, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
- Corresponding author. Tel.: +34 93 280 40 00; fax: +34 93 203 39 59.
- Permanent address: Pediatric Surgery Department, Arcispedale S. Anna, C.so Giovecca, 203, 44100 Ferrara, Italy. Tel.: +39 0532 236580; fax: +39 0532 247107.
Joan Rodò Salas
- Pediatric Surgery Department, Sant Joan de Dèu Hospital, Passeig Sant Joan de Dèu, 2, 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Freud Cacères Aucatoma
- Pediatric Surgery Department, Sant Joan de Dèu Hospital, Passeig Sant Joan de Dèu, 2, 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Marta Olivares Muñoz
- Pediatric Surgery Department, Sant Joan de Dèu Hospital, Passeig Sant Joan de Dèu, 2, 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Luis Morales Fochs
- Pediatric Surgery Department, Sant Joan de Dèu Hospital, Passeig Sant Joan de Dèu, 2, 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

Received 6 November 2006; accepted 1 February 2007. published online 24 April 2007.

Abstract

Ureteral valves are a rare clinical finding. Frequently they are associated with other urological anomalies such as complete or incomplete renal duplication, ectopic ureter, vesicoureteral reflux and horseshoe kidney. Hydronephrosis is the most common clinical sign. We report two cases of ureteral valves recently encountered at the Surgical Department of Sant Joan de Dèu Hospital in Barcelona, and discuss the diagnosis and surgical treatment with a review of the literature from 1926.

Keyword: Ureteral valves