Seminars in pediatric surgery

Pelvic pain is a common concern among adolescent females, with gynecologic etiologies ranging from dysmenorrhea, most often due to endometriosis, to obstructive anomalies and adnexal masses. Evaluation requires a detailed history, including…

Anorectal malformations (ARM) are well recognized to be associated with anomalies in other organ systems. The introduction of screening protocols has increased the diagnosis of these anomalies and greater collaboration with other specialtie…

Caring for patients with congenital pelvic anomalies can be challenging in many ways but one crucial aspect is providing longitudinal into adulthood. Newborns with urinary, intestinal or vaginal obstruction require urgent operations to reli…

Providing its excellent visualization, access to pelvic structures, and less postoperative adhesion, laparoscopy has been an important tool for the treatment of uterovaginal anomalies. We have used it to define the anomaly, monitor endometr…

The realm of laparoscopic surgery has extended to include the neonate as well as the pediatric patient. The advent of new and smaller instrumentation has facilitated this goal. Previous procedures exclusively relegated to laparotomy can now…

Pelvic pain is common in adolescents and can result from a number of physiological and pathological etiologies, both gynecologic and nongynecologic in origin. The evaluation, diagnosis, and management of these conditions involve both medica…