Abdominal Key

(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia   20.1 Introduction The prostatic utricle is a small, epithelium-lined diverticulum of the prostatic urethra. Utricle is derived from the Latin word…

(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia   27.1 Introduction Testicular tumors are relatively rare in the pediatric age group. They account for only 1–2 % of all Pediatric…

(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia   11.1 Introduction Neurogenic bladder sphincter dysfunction (NBSD) can develop as a result of a lesion at any level in the nervous…

(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia   5.1 Introduction Multicystic dysplastic kidney (MCDK), a variant of renal dysplasia results from the malformation of the kidney during fetal development….

(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia   10.1 Introduction Persistent Müllerian duct syndrome (PMDS) is a rare disorder of sexual development. It was first described by Nilson in…

(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia   25.1 Introduction The testes are supplied by blood vessels that originate in the abdomen and course down through the inguinal canal…

(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia   28.1 Introduction Splenogonadal fusion is a rare congenital malformation that results from an abnormal fusion between the primitive spleen and gonad….

(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia   9.1 Introduction Urolithiasis (from Greek oûron, “urine”, + lithos, “stone”, + -iasis) are calculi formed or located anywhere in the urinary…