Posterior urethral valves (PUV) are a congenital abnormality affecting the male urinary tract where there are thin membranes or folds of tissue located in the urethra, the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body. These valves can obstruct or partially block the flow of urine out of the bladder, causing urinary tract problems and potentially leading to bladder and kidney damage if left untreated. PUV is typically diagnosed in male infants and may present with symptoms such as a weak urinary stream, urinary tract infections, urinary incontinence, and abdominal distension. Treatment may involve surgical correction of the valves to improve urine flow and prevent complications. Expertise Area Coordinator: Yazan Rawashdeh Vice-EAC: Rafal Chrzan AT Linz Ordensklinikum, BE Antwerp UZ, BE Leuven UZ, CZ Prague VFN, DE Mannheim UK, DE Regensburg UK, DE Ulm UK, DE Hamburg-Eppendorf UK, DK Aarhus DNU, DK Copenhagen Rigshospitalet, ES Barcelona Sant Joan, ES Barcelona Vall d’Hebron, ES Madrid La Paz, ES Barcelona Fundació Puigvert. FI Helsinki HUS. FR Paris Necker, FR Paris Robert-Debré, IT Bergamo Papa Giovanni XXIII, IT Bologna AOU, IT Milan Policlinico, LT Vilnius SK, LV Riga BKUS, NL Rotterdam Erasmus, NL Nijmegen Radboudumc, NL Utrecht UMC, PL Gdansk MUG, PL Krakow USD, SE Stockholm Karolinska, SE Gothenburg Sahlgrenska, SE Lund SUS, SE Uppsala AkademiskaEA 1.5 Posterior Urethral Valves
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