posterior urethral valves


pos·te·ri·or u·re·thral valves

anomalous folds occurring at the level of the seminal colliculus in the prostatic urethra. Synonym(s): Amussat valvula

pos·te·ri·or u·re·thral valves

(pos-tēr'ē-ŏr yūr-ē'thrăl valvz) Anomalous folds occurring at the level of the seminal colliculus.
Synonym(s): Amussat valvula.

Amussat,

Jean Z., French surgeon, 1796-1856. Amussat incisionAmussat operationAmussat probeAmussat valve - a series of crescentic folds of mucous membrane in the upper part of the cystic duct. Synonym(s): spiral fold of cystic ductAmussat valvula - anomalous folds occurring at the level of the seminal colliculus. Synonym(s): posterior urethral valves