(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia   22.1 Introduction Male circumcision is derived from Latin circumcidere, meaning “to cut around”. It is defined as the surgical removal of…

(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia   31.1 Introduction The birth of a new baby is one of the most dramatic events in a family, and the first…

(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia   13.1 Introduction Bladder exstrophy (also known as Ectopia vesicae) is a congenital anomaly that exists as part of the exstrophy-epispadias complex….

(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia   8.1 Introduction Normally urine travels antegrade in one direction from the kidneys to the bladder via the ureters to the urinary…

(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia   2.1 Introduction The word “hydro” represents “water” and “nephro” represents “kidney”. Hydronephrosis means “water inside the kidney”. Hydronephrosis is defined as…

(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia   30.1 Introduction Hydrocolpos is the distension of the vagina caused by accumulation of fluid due to congenital vaginal obstruction. The obstruction…

(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia   17.1 Introduction Hippocrates used the Greek hernios for bud or bulge to describe abdominal hernias. Abdominal wall hernias are protrusions of…

(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia   29.1 Introduction The term acute scrotum refers to acute scrotal pain with or without swelling and erythema. Acute scrotum is considered…

(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia   3.1 Introduction Pelviuureteric junction (PUJ) obstruction is a partial or complete blockage of the flow of urine from the renal pelvis…

(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia   24.1 Introduction Cryptorchidism is derived from the Greek kρυπτός, kryptos, meaning hidden and ὄρχις, orchis, meaning testicle. It is defined as…