(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 14.1 Introduction Berdon syndrome, also called Megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome (MMIH syndrome), is an autosomal recessive fatal genetic disorder affecting newborns. It…
(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 19.1 Introduction Posterior urethral valve (PUV) disorder is an obstructive developmental anomaly of the male urethra. It is characterized by a…
(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 16.1 Introduction The urachus is a fibrous remnant of the allantois. The allantois is a canal that drains the urinary bladder…
(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….
