• Congenital lower urinary tract obstructions (LUTO) are most often caused by posterior urethral valves (PUV), a male limited anatomical obstruction of the urethra affecting 1 in 4,000 male live births. (frontiersin.org)
  • Posterior urethral valves are abnormal valves that prevent the normal release of urine, causing the kidneys and collecting systems to become overfilled and expanded. (luriechildrens.org)
  • Tikkinen KA, Heikkilä J, Rintala RJ, Tammela TL, Taskinen S. Lower urinary tract symptoms in adults treated for posterior urethral valves in childhood: matched cohort study. (medscape.com)
  • Heikkilä J, Holmberg C, Kyllönen L, Rintala R, Taskinen S. Long-term risk of end stage renal disease in patients with posterior urethral valves. (medscape.com)
  • Antenatal diagnosis of posterior urethral valves. (medscape.com)
  • Delayed presentation of posterior urethral valves: a not so benign condition. (medscape.com)
  • Primary ablation of posterior urethral valves in low birth weight neonates by a visually guided fogarty embolectomy catheter. (medscape.com)
  • Horowitz M, Harel M, Combs A, Glassberg K. Surveillance cystoscopy in the management of posterior urethral valves. (medscape.com)
  • Early Administration of Oxybutynin Improves Bladder Function and Clinical Outcome in Newborns with Posterior Urethral Valves. (medscape.com)
  • Capitanucci ML, Marciano A, Zaccara A, La Sala E, Mosiello G, De Gennaro M. Long-term bladder function followup in boys with posterior urethral valves: comparison of noninvasive vs invasive urodynamic studies. (medscape.com)
  • DeFoor W, Clark C, Jackson E, Reddy P, Minevich E, Sheldon C. Risk factors for end stage renal disease in children with posterior urethral valves. (medscape.com)
  • Narasimhan KL, Mahajan JK, Kaur B, Mittal BR, Bhattacharya A. The vesicoureteral reflux dysplasia syndrome in patients with posterior urethral valves. (medscape.com)
  • Successful renal transplantation in children with posterior urethral valves. (medscape.com)
  • The anatomy and embryology of posterior urethral valves. (medscape.com)
  • Reinberg Y, de Castano I, Gonzalez R. Prognosis for patients with prenatally diagnosed posterior urethral valves. (medscape.com)
  • An accurate history and physical examination including anterior and posterior rhinoscopy is important in the diagnosis of nasal airway obstruction. (scirp.org)
  • Volumes of whole, anterior, and posterior hippocampus and subiculum were compared between groups. (psychiatrist.com)
  • This brightly colored chart shows anterior and posterior chambers of the eye. (anatomywarehouse.com)
  • Comes in both Anterior and Posterior versions. (denmat.com)
  • Dental Composite materials for direct anterior and posterior composite bonding. (cosmedent.com)
  • Anterior and posterior segments, together with neuro-ophthalmic disorders were found among stroke patients in this study. (who.int)
  • [ 10 ] The nerve lies beneath the flexor retinaculum between merging tendons and vessels, which have an anterior to posterior progression of tibialis posterior tendon, flexor digitorum tendon, posterior tibial artery, posterior tibial nerve, and flexor hallucis longus tendon (see the image below). (medscape.com)
  • The tibialis posterior tendon, flexor digitorum tendon, posterior tibial artery, posterior tibial nerve, and flexor hallucis longus tendon at the ankle level. (medscape.com)
  • Tibialis posterior tendinosis, which is degeneration of the tibialis posterior tendon, and tibialis posterior tenosynovitis are the most common causes of pain behind the medial malleolus. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Pain and swelling with tenderness of the tibialis posterior tendon behind the medial malleolus is suggestive of tenosynovitis. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Complete rupture of the tibialis posterior tendon requires surgery if normal function is the goal. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Recent investigations of the rat posterior parietal cortex (PPC) suggest that this region plays a central role in action control together with the frontal cortical areas. (frontiersin.org)
  • The medial subdivision (medial posterior parietal cortex, mPPC) has a dense reciprocal connection with the most caudal portion of M2 (cM2), whereas the lateral subdivision (lateral posterior parietal cortex, lPPC) and the caudolateral subdivision (PtP) are reciprocally connected with the intermediate rostrocaudal portion of M2 (iM2). (frontiersin.org)
  • The posterior parietal cortex (PPC) is a multimodal association area, proposed to play a role in a variety of higher cognitive functions. (frontiersin.org)
  • To understand the neural basis of skill learning, we investigated the role of the posterior parietal cortex in the learning of new movements' temporal dynamics. (rutgers.edu)
  • About a second prior to the start of the movements, while the subjects were planning ahead such spatial changes, we recorded the neural activity of cells in the reach region of the Posterior Parietal Cortex (PRR). (rutgers.edu)
  • Three main abnormalities are described: vesicular changes, endothelial band lesions, and irregular diffuse opacities of the posterior corneal surface involving both the Descemet membrane and the endothelium. (medscape.com)
  • Posterior keratoconus (PKC) or keratoconus posticus is a rare, usually congenital corneal disorder where there is an increase in curvature of the posterior corneal surface and is often associated with a corneal stromal opacity. (aao.org)
  • Two pigment deposits on the posterior corneal surface are noted temporally. (aao.org)
  • Medial and lateral plantar nerves after branching from the posterior tibial nerve. (medscape.com)
  • Cutaneous innervation by the medial and lateral branches of the posterior tibial nerve. (medscape.com)
  • For the posterior lateral meniscal root (PLMR) an additional non-anatomic repair close to the insertion of the ACL was performed as some studies suggested a transtibial repair through the ACL tunnel. (isakos.com)
  • Interestingly, distraction forces following posterior lateral as well as medial meniscal root (PMMR) repair were not significantly affected by flexion angle when no axial load was applied (NS). (isakos.com)
  • Clinical Features in Children with Posterior Polymorphous Corneal Dystrophy. (medscape.com)
  • The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders in children with posterior crossbite. (bvsalud.org)
  • Intravitreal delivery of pharmacologic agents is the key method of drug delivery for posterior segment disease including retinal vascular disorders and posterior uveitis. (medscape.com)
  • Results: Intraoperatively, a tight or very tight posterior part of the superior oblique tendon was found in 87 % of operated eyes. (uni-muenchen.de)
  • The posterior tibial tendon lies immediately behind the medial malleolus. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Symptoms from posterior fossa tumors also occur when the tumor damages local structures, such as the cranial nerves. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Applying soft tissue mobilization techniques and routine posterior shoulder stretching for the "at risk" population or those with a history of shoulder pain often resolves their symptoms in a short time and promotes more congruent shoulder motion and biomechanics. (fit-pro.com)
  • Patients with posterior crossbite present a high incidence of TMD symptoms. (bvsalud.org)
  • Reversible posterior leucoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS) is a potentially fatal but reversible clinico-radiological syndrome with symptoms of headache , altered mental functioning, visual changes and seizures in association with typical posterior cerebral white matter lesions. (bvsalud.org)
  • Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) is a complication that can occur some time after cataract surgery. (rnib.org.uk)
  • PCO occurs because cells remaining after cataract surgery grow over the back (posterior) of the capsule causing it to thicken and become slightly opaque (cloudy). (rnib.org.uk)
  • Dr. Goldberg said he has used endoscopy to identify and remove lens fragments hidden behind the iris in a patient who had a ruptured posterior capsule during cataract surgery. (ophthalmologytimes.com)
  • Posterior parietal-frontal cortical connections have been described in rats, but little is known about whether these connections are topographically organized as in the primate. (frontiersin.org)
  • Purpose of review: The study aims to provide a summary of recent developments for diagnosing and managing posterior cortical atrophy (PCA). (lu.se)
  • These images are a random sampling from a Bing search on the term "Posterior Cord Syndrome. (fpnotebook.com)
  • Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome has rarely been described in dengue, although the pathophysiology of endothelial dysfunction likely underlies both. (cdc.gov)
  • We describe a case of dengue-associated posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome and discuss diagnosis and management. (cdc.gov)
  • Fluid-attenuated inversion recovery magnetic resonance images of the brain of a 55-year-old woman with dengue-associated posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (cdc.gov)
  • Posterior Compartment Syndrome may result from an acute injury, in which case it is known as Acute Compartment Syndrome. (docpods.com)
  • Excessive exertion of the posterior leg muscles, leading to overuse injury and swelling may also produce pressure and pain, in which case it is referred to as Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome . (docpods.com)
  • Conclusion: The use of superior oblique posterior tenectomy significantly improves abnormal head posture and also improves alignment and ocular rotations in patients with congenital Brown's syndrome. (uni-muenchen.de)
  • Reversible posterior leucoencephalopathy syndrome associated with bortezomib in a patient with relapsed multiple myeloma. (bvsalud.org)
  • Nakamura S, Kawai S, Kubo T, Kihara T, Mori K and Nakai H. Transurethral incision of congenital obstructive lesions in the posterior urethra in boys and its effect on urinary incontinence and urodynamic study. (medscape.com)
  • D) Corneal opacification and abnormal curvature in an eye with posterior keratoconus is demonstrated by retroillumination. (aao.org)
  • Images demonstrating abnormal posterior corneal curvatures in eyes with posterior keratoconus. (aao.org)
  • At the level of ankle, the posterior tibial nerve can be found midway between the medial malleolus and the heel. (medscape.com)
  • If a tumor grows in the area of the posterior fossa, it can block the flow of spinal fluid and cause increased pressure on the brain and spinal cord. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Currently available, intravitreal, corticosteroid-release devices offer surgical and in-office management of retinal vascular disease and posterior uveitis. (medscape.com)
  • C) Anterior segment optical coherence tomography image demonstrating paracentral thinning and posterior steepening. (aao.org)
  • Endoscopy can be valuable in identifying and addressing problems in the posterior segment. (ophthalmologytimes.com)
  • San Francisco Bay Area, CA -Endoscopy is a valuable addition to the vitreoretinal surgeon's toolbox-enabling visualization of the posterior segment in situations when the traditional view through the operating microscope is limited. (ophthalmologytimes.com)
  • The historic and still primary role for posterior segment endoscopy is to allow visualization in eyes with compromised anterior segments. (ophthalmologytimes.com)
  • Posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) aneurysms account for approximately 0.5% to 3.0% of all intracranial aneurysms, 1 , 2 and most are located right at the origin or in the first anteromedullary segment of the vessel. (ajnr.org)
  • Purpose of review Emerging developments and research for drug delivery to the posterior segment offer a promising future for the treatment of vitreoretinal disease. (medscape.com)
  • Although intravitreal administration of therapeutics increases concentration in the area of diseased tissue (i.e. retina, choroid, retinal pigment epithelium), while reducing systemic side effects, other drug delivery options reviewed in this manuscript offer promise for posterior segment conditions. (medscape.com)
  • However, with different accesses proposed for this anatomical area, of which retrosigmoid and posterior petrous stand out, the literature lacks more robust evidence to determine criteria that guide the choice of a particular approach, making it important to investigate which route to the target-area this device allows the best result. (usp.br)
  • Posterior tibial nerve block allows for rapid anesthetization of the heel and plantar regions of the foot. (medscape.com)
  • Posterior tibial nerve block is often overlooked in the emergency department, although it is safe, relatively easy to perform, and can provide excellent anesthesia to the foot. (medscape.com)
  • A combination of posterior tibial nerve block, saphenous nerve block , superficial peroneal nerve block , deep peroneal nerve block , and sural nerve block results in complete block of sensory perception beneath the ankle, as shown in the image below. (medscape.com)
  • The areas to anesthetize include a line along the anterior ankle for the superficial peroneal nerve (blue line), the deep peroneal nerve (red star), the saphenous nerve (pink star), the sural nerve (green arrow), and the posterior tibial nerve (orange arrow). (medscape.com)
  • Understanding the arborization of the tibial nerve is crucial to a successful posterior tibial nerve block. (medscape.com)
  • [ 8 , 9 ] The posterior tibial nerve arises from the sciatic nerve and courses down the posterior thigh and posteromedial lower leg, as shown in the image below. (medscape.com)
  • The posterior tibial nerve courses down the posterior calf. (medscape.com)
  • The posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is located inside the knee, just behind the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). (orthoinfo.org)
  • The posterior cruciate ligament keeps the tibia from moving backward with relation to the thigh bone. (orthoinfo.org)
  • An injury to the posterior cruciate ligament requires a powerful force. (orthoinfo.org)
  • They cross each other to form an X (or cross), with the anterior cruciate ligament in front and the posterior cruciate ligament in back. (orthoinfo.org)
  • The posterior cruciate ligament, located in the back of the knee, is one of several ligaments that connect the femur to the tibia. (orthoinfo.org)
  • The posterior cruciate ligament keeps the shinbone from moving backward too far. (orthoinfo.org)
  • The posterior cruciate ligament has two parts, which blend into one structure about the size of a person's little finger. (orthoinfo.org)
  • Injuries to the posterior cruciate ligament are not as common as other knee ligament injuries. (orthoinfo.org)
  • Often, a posterior cruciate ligament injury occurs along with injuries to other structures in the knee, such as cartilage, other ligaments, and bone. (orthoinfo.org)
  • A complete tear of the posterior cruciate ligament, back view. (orthoinfo.org)
  • Many posterior cruciate ligament tears are partial tears with the potential to heal on their own. (orthoinfo.org)
  • An injury to the posterior cruciate ligament can happen many ways. (orthoinfo.org)
  • Although they will not show any injury to your posterior cruciate ligament, X-rays can show whether the ligament tore off a piece of bone when it was injured. (orthoinfo.org)
  • MRI scans create better images of soft tissues, like the posterior cruciate ligament, than X-rays. (orthoinfo.org)
  • If you have injured only your posterior cruciate ligament, your injury may heal quite well without surgery. (orthoinfo.org)
  • Massage and stretching exercises for the posterior leg muscles help to relieve muscle stiffness. (docpods.com)
  • Purpose: Create context for other exercises that require a the ability to create posterior pelvic tilt using your feet (i.e., deadlifts, RDLs, etc. (ericcressey.com)
  • Summary: Following posterior meniscal root repair, axial load should be avoided in order to reduce distraction forces on the repair while passive flexion-extension exercises do not seem to affect the distraction forces. (isakos.com)
  • The patient was subsequently taken to the operating room for a posterior septectomy and inferior turbinectomy. (scirp.org)
  • After discussion of the surgical risks and benefits, he was subsequently taken to the operating room for an endoscopic posterior septectomy and inferior turbinectomy. (scirp.org)
  • Peripheral aneurysms of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) are rare, and pre-existing literature concerning their endovascular treatment is limited. (ajnr.org)
  • Posterior cervical fusion is done through the back ( posterior ) of the neck. (eorthopod.com)
  • Posterior cervical fusion is most commonly used to treat neck fractures and dislocations and to fix deformities in the curve of the neck. (eorthopod.com)
  • Surgeons sometimes attach metal hardware to the neck bones during posterior fusion surgery. (eorthopod.com)
  • Posterior cervical fusion is used to stop movement between the bones of the neck. (eorthopod.com)
  • Surgeons also use posterior cervical fusion to help patients who have mechanical neck pain . (eorthopod.com)
  • Posterior fusion is also used to line up and hold the neck bones when there's a deformity in the curve of the neck. (eorthopod.com)
  • When kyphosis is a problem, a posterior fusion procedure may be used to correct the curve and to fuse the bones together once they're in the right position. (eorthopod.com)
  • A posterior lumbar fusion is the most common type of fusion surgery for the low back. (eorthopod.com)
  • The procedure is called a posterior fusion because the surgeon works on the back, or posterior, of the spine. (eorthopod.com)
  • Posterior fusion procedures in the lumbar spine are used to treat spine instability, severe degenerative disc disease, and fractures in the lumbar spine. (eorthopod.com)
  • The deep part is located behind the tibia and contains the tibialis posterior muscle and three other muscles that execute downward flexion, as well as inversion of the foot. (docpods.com)
  • There is also weakness of the posterior leg muscles (difficulty in bending the foot downwards against resistance). (docpods.com)
  • The prevalence and risk factors of intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS) located in the anterior circulation (AC) and posterior circulation (PC) has been scarcely noted in the general population. (hindawi.com)
  • Previous studies confirmed the disparity in ICAS prevalence by race/region [ 11 - 15 ], but the epidemiological characteristics of ICAS located in anterior circulation (AC) and posterior circulation (PC) has been scarcely noted. (hindawi.com)
  • Herein, we present a case of nasal obstruction caused by widening of the posterior septum. (scirp.org)
  • More importantly, the physician should be aware of the possibility of a widened posterior septum as a cause of nasal airway obstruction. (scirp.org)
  • Sokoya, M. and Barham, H. (2016) Posterior Septal Widening as a Cause of Nasal Airway Obstruction. (scirp.org)
  • Herein, we present a case of nasal airway obstruction caused by widening of the posterior septum, a mild but clinically significant form of membranous choanal stenosis. (scirp.org)
  • Congenital obstruction of the posterior urthera. (medscape.com)
  • The posterior compartment of the leg is further subdivided into a deep part and a superficial part. (docpods.com)
  • Choanal atresia is an anatomic narrowing of the posterior choanal passageway. (scirp.org)
  • The Posterior Position and Rotation Chart is one of a set of six teaching charts, known as the Six Essential Charts for Labour and Birth that are widely used in antenatal classes. (birthinternational.com)
  • Posterior urethral valve: Outcome of antenatal intervention. (medscape.com)
  • Methods: Posterior interosseous nerves (PIN) from a total of 56 subjects with T1D (n = 9), with T2D (n = 24), and without diabetes (i.e., healthy controls, n = 23) were harvested under local anesthesia and prepared for quantitative mass spectrometry analysis. (lu.se)
  • Travis Greenhalgh, Chief Executive Officer at SurGenTec, said, "By combining the power of compression across the SI joint with the muscle-sparing posterior approach and the ability to reinforce with bone graft, TiLink offers surgeons a new and efficient way to enhance healing in patients. (orthoworld.com)
  • Most tumors of the posterior fossa are primary brain cancers. (medlineplus.gov)
  • In all patients, intraoperative forced ductions showed severe passive restriction of elevation in adduction and superior oblique posterior tenectomy was performed as a primary procedure. (uni-muenchen.de)
  • We analyse the consequences in terms of asymptotic behaviour of posterior credible balls as well as frequentist minimax adaptive estimation. (projecteuclid.org)
  • These posteriors are estimated based on \state gamma posterior" de-nition (typically used in standard HMMs training) extended to the case of multi-stream HMMs.This approach provides a new, principled, theoretical framework for hierarchical estimation/use of posteriors, multi-stream feature combination, and integrating appropriate context and prior knowledge in posterior estimates. (videolectures.net)
  • So the superior oblique posterior tenectomy is a safe and effective procedure with regard to the head posture. (uni-muenchen.de)
  • Slit lamp image demonstrates posterior corneal vesicles and opacities in linear bands and other polymorphous configurations typical of posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy. (medscape.com)
  • A and B) Narrow slit beam images demonstrating localised, paracentral posterior curvature abnormalities. (aao.org)
  • Of these, 42 patients with posterior crossbite malocclusion were selected. (bvsalud.org)
  • Clinical examination consisted of observation of parafunctional habits and presence or absence of clinical signs of TMD in patients with posterior crossbite. (bvsalud.org)
  • There is severe pain and a feeling of compression on the posterior aspect of the lower leg. (docpods.com)
  • A CT scan was performed, which showed soft tissue enlargement on the posterior aspect of the septum. (scirp.org)
  • To examine mode of delivery and perinatal outcomes in women with occiput posterior (OP) or transverse (OT) position in the second stage of labour with a trial of manual rotation compared to expectant management. (nih.gov)
  • In this column, I will review the sleeper stretch and cross body stretch to improve posterior shoulder mobility while increasing internal rotation. (fit-pro.com)
  • You may opt to add more internal rotation and stretch in less than 90 degrees of abduction to vary the stretch felt in the posterior shoulder as well. (fit-pro.com)
  • With the perfect blend of opacity and translucency, life-like restorations are achievable for even the most complex direct posterior composites. (cosmedent.com)
  • In five cadaveric heads, a retrosigmoid approach was performed on one side and a retrolabirynthine posterior petrosal on the other (10 approaches). (usp.br)
  • TiLink-P combines compression across the sacroiliac joint with a posterior implantation approach, offering physicians the ability to stabilize the region. (orthoworld.com)
  • In the fruit fly Drosophila, it has been suggested that nearly equal numbers of two subtypes of EEs (Allatostatin A: AstA and Diuretic hormone 31 : Dh31) are alternately produced from the intestinal stem cells in the posterior midgut. (bioone.org)
  • However, we found that these two subtypes are not always present in this manner, but are rather distributed in a complementary frequency gradient along the posterior midgut. (bioone.org)
  • These results indicate that the two intestinal secretory peptides antagonistically regulate adult lifespan and intestinal senescence through multiple pathways, irrespective of insulin, which implicates a complementary gradient distribution of each of the hormone-producing EEs, consistent with local requirements for cell activity along the posterior midgut. (bioone.org)
  • Post hoc analysis revealed significantly smaller posterior hippocampi in PTSD (p = .006), with no difference in the volumes of anterior hippocampus or subiculum. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Easy and super efficient to se, it looks perfect every time and really does have the best handling properties, I have genuinely never enjoyed sculpting a posterior composite so much. (cosmedent.com)
  • Cosmedent's newest composite is sculptable, easy to manipulate, and produces a fantastic posterior filling. (cosmedent.com)
  • This material is great for routine fillings, and is especially great to get artistic with posterior composite. (cosmedent.com)