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Although the techniques for valve resection have been refined and the short-term management of patients with posterior valves has improved remarkably, there is growing concern about long-term outcome. Prenatal diagnosis has added to the urgency of predicting long-term outcome. This paper reviews all the important long-term data available with the aim of providing a concise picture for the reader, vis-a-vis long-term renal function, the role of proximal diversion in long-term outcome, bladder function and incontinence, the place of renal transplantation, prenatal diagnosis, intervention and prediction of renal function and sexual function and fertility.
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Accepted: 8 May 2000
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Karmarkar, S. Long-term results of surgery for posterior urethral valves: a review. Pediatr Surg Int 17, 8–10 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003830000481
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003830000481