Renal Tumors in Children

Jul 10, 2017 by in UROLOGY Comments Off on Renal Tumors in Children

(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia   4.1 Introduction Renal tumors are rare in children, with some of them being highly treatable and usually curable. The type of…

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Congenital Urological Malformations

Jul 10, 2017 by in UROLOGY Comments Off on Congenital Urological Malformations

(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia   1.1 Introduction The urinary system is comprised of two kidneys, two ureters, a bladder and a urethra. The kidneys contains the…

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Hypospadias

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(1) Pediatric Surgery, AlSadik Hospital, Qatif, Saudi Arabia   21.1 Introduction The term hypospadias is derived from the Greek words hypo (below, too little) and Spadone (crack, gutter). Hypospadias is…

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Male Circumcision

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(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…

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Disorders of Sexual Development

Jul 10, 2017 by in UROLOGY Comments Off on Disorders of Sexual Development

(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…

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Bladder Exstrophy-Epispadias Complex

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(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….

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Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR) in Children

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(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…

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Hydronephrosis in Infants and Children

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(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…

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Hydrocolpos, Vaginal Agenesis and Atresia

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(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…

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Inguinal Hernias and Hydroceles

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(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…

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