RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Primary infertility secondary to a hidden posterior urethral valve representing a diagnostic challenge in the fifth decade
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 1011
OP 1014
DO 10.15537/smj.2020.9.25229
VO 41
IS 9
A1 Rajih, Emad
A1 Daqqaq, Tareef
A1 Mojallid, Abdulrahman
A1 Kattan, Said
YR 2020
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/41/9/1011.abstract
AB Posterior urethral valves (PUVs) are frequently recognized during the perinatal period. Delayed diagnosis is reported usually within the first decade of life with diverse clinical presentations. In the current case report, we describe a 45 years old man patient who presented with aspermia and primary infertility for 8 years in whom his diagnostic workup revealed radiological imaging suggestive of PUVs. This phenomenon was confirmed by cystourethroscopy that showed obstructive valve. Endoscopic ablation resulted in significant improvement of his seminal parameter with successful conception.