Posterior urethral valves masquerading as neuropathic bladder following sacrococcygeal teratoma resection

• Published in: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England Vol. 103; no. 4; pp. e114 - e115
• Main Authors: Green, P A, Hyde, Linda, Corbett, H J, Losty, P D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.04.2021; Royal College of Surgeons
• Subjects: Ablation; Bladder; Cystography; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Male; Males; Newborn babies; Online Case Report; Patients; Postoperative Complications - diagnosis; Sacrococcygeal Region; Teratoma - complications; Teratoma - diagnosis; Teratoma - surgery; Ultrasonic imaging; Urethra - abnormalities; Urethra - diagnostic imaging; Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic - diagnosis; Urogenital Abnormalities - diagnosis; Urogenital Abnormalities - etiology; Urogenital system; Valves; Outcomes; Posterior urethral valves; Sacrococcygeal teratoma

Neuropathic bladder may be a co-associated morbidity in newborn babies following resection of a sacrococcygeal teratoma. We report a case of a male newborn showing features of incomplete urinary voiding requiring intermittent catheterisation after operation for bladder emptying. Videourodynamic asse...