Presentation of Posterior Urethral Valves in Saudi Arabia in the 90's.

To evaluate the age and mode of presentation of patients with posterior urethral valves (PVU) in the antenatal and postnatal periods, we analyzed the files of 108 patients with the diagnosis of PUV in four referral hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 1989 to 1999. Of the study patients, 29 (27%) were antenatally discovered, 41 (38%) in the first year of life and 38 (35%) after the first year of life. The mode of presentation was by antenatal ultrasound in 29 (27%) patients, urinary tract infection in 33 (30.

Urinary tract infection in childhood. A practical approach and pediatric urologists point of view.

Urinary tract infection is a common problem in infants and children; it is the 2nd most common infection in children; moreover, morbidity is not limited to the acute period of illness. Urinary tract infection may also result in renal scarring which has the potential for diminished renal function and hypertension. The significant morbidity from urinary tract infection in early childhood has led to our current recognition of the importance of early diagnosis, prompt antibiotic treatment, and thorough evaluation of urinary tract infections in young children with documented urinary tract infection.

Fraser syndrome with bladder pseudoexstrophy.

We report a one year old girl with Fraser Syndrome (the association of craniofacial abnormalities, syndactaly and cryptophlamos) and multiple urogenital abnormalities including clitorimegaly, left renal agenesis and a unique urinary bladder exstrophy variant (psuedoexstrophy) with intact bladder which herniates through the lower abdominal wall defect.

Female circumcision.

It is uncertain when female circumcision was first practiced, but it certainly preceded the founding of both Christianity and Islam. A review of past and current historical, popular and professional literature was undertaken, and 4 types of female circumcision were identified. Typically female circumcision is performed by a local village practitioner, lay person or by untrained midwives.

Clean intermittent catheterization in Saudi children. Suggestion for a common protocol.

In the last thirty years, clean intermittent catheterization of urinary bladder has proven to be one of the most important advances in Urology. Clean intermittent catheterizationis already utilized in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, but the materials and the methods in use are not always the most appropriate. The acceptance of the long-term treatment with clean intermittent catheterization among Saudi families does not seem to be adequate.