Posterior Urethral Valve
(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…
Urachal Remnants
(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…
Utricular Cyst (Prostatic Utricular Cyst)
(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…
Testicular Tumors in Children
(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…
Neurogenic Bladder Sphincter Dysfunction
(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…
Multi Cystic Dysplastic Kidney (MCDK)
(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….
Persistent Müllerian Duct Syndrome (PMDS)
(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…
Varicocele
(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…
Splenogonadal Fusion
(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….
Pediatric Urolithiasis
(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…
