Urethral polyps are rare benign lesions causing urinary tract obstruction in pediatric patients, predominantly affecting males. They arise from the posterior urethra in males and mid-urethra in females. An 11-day-old male with antenatal hydronephrosis presented with UTI.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Acute abdomen in pregnancy (AAP) is defined as intensive abdominal pain lasting less than 24 hours that may require urgent surgery. It is a challenging situation to diagnose and manage, as it is associated with pain due to the normal anatomical and physiological changes that occur during pregnancy.
Objective: Therefore, understanding these changes and their effect on almost every system, will help us appreciate the upcoming causes of AAP, mainly the non-obstetric surgical emergencies (e.