Posterior urethral valve (PUV) is the most common cause of lower urinary tract obstruction in male neonates, with an incidence of one case per 8,000 to 25,000 live births1. The diagnosis is usually made prenatally or at birth, when male newborns are evaluated for prenatal hydronephrosis, or during early childhood, but rarely during adolescence or adulthood. Late presentation of PUV is rare and it has been estimated to account for 10% of cas-es2. Presentation in adulthood may occur due to the presence of a mild form of the disease devoid of the life threatening complications seen in children with the severe form3. A rare case of PUV which manifested in adulthood with lower urinary symptoms is presented to create awareness of the likelihood of the disease outside the paediatric age group.
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