Female Epispadias Presenting as Urinary Incontinence.

Isolated female epispadias without bladder exstrophy is a rare congenital anomaly affecting 1 in 484,000 females. The presenting features of female epispadias are urinary incontinence and abnormal anatomical features. A 6-year-old girl presented with primary urinary incontinence who on physical examination had a bifid clitoris and labia minora.

Video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy for congenital cystic adenomatoid malformations.

Aim The aim was to show rare cases of congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) and the manner of its surgical treatment with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). Methods Two male and one female child, 7, 4 and 3 years of age were treated for symptoms of cough and high temperature in district hospitals. In all three children laboratory blood tests and chest radiography were done.

Spleen-preserving surgery in treatment of large mesothelial splenic cyst in children--a case report and review of the literature.

The nonparasitic primary splenic cysts are very rare clinical entity. In the past, splenectomy was the treatment of choice but with the recognition of the spleen's important immunological function, spleen-preserving surgery is the preferred treatment modality. We hereby present a case of a large splenic mesothelial cyst and its treatment with preservation of the remaining splenic parenchyma.

Surgical treatement of pulmonary hydatid disease in children--a retrospective study.

Hydatide disease is endemic in sheep and cattle-raising areas world wide. Its prevalence is also high in the Mediterranean region including Bosnia and Herzegovina. Retrospective appraisal of the pressentation, approach to surgical treatment and outcome of hydatid disease in children at the Clinic for Pediatric Surgery and Clinic for Thoracic Surgery University of Sarajevo Clinics Centre in period between 2000-2008.