Urethral Duplication With Dorsal Chordee: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Urethral duplication is a diverse spectrum of disease having multiple anatomic variants. The clinical presentation varies from being asymptomatic to recurrent urinary tract infections. A high level of clinical suspicion and awareness among primary caregivers is needed to make a proper diagnosis.

Male Genital Mutilation in the Name of Ritual Circumcision: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Unlike female genital mutilation, the alteration of male genitals has not received much attention. Circumcision is the most common and oldest surgical procedure being performed. When performed by surgeons or well-trained personal the procedure is safe, but most of the times it is being performed by untrained people with no or little medical background.

Penile Hair Tourniquet Syndrome (PHTS): A Case Report of a Two-Year-Old Boy.

Penile hair tourniquet syndrome (PHTS) is an unusual phenomenon. A physician should have a high index of suspicion when a circumcised child presents with glans swelling and inflammation. It must be considered a surgical emergency, as early diagnosis and treatment can prevent complications (e.

Penetrating scrotal injury due to a bamboo stick in a child: A case report and literature review.

The penetrating scrotal trauma is rare in children. Due to low incidence of penetrating scrotal injuries in children, the evaluation and management of this type of injuries has not been well described. To prevent the long term sequalae and complications all such injuries require a prompt surgical exploration and management.

Predictors of mortality and morbidity in peritonitis in a developing country.

Objective: Generalized peritonitis is still a common emergency managed by most general surgeons throughout the world. If the outcome in these patients can be correctly predicted, then better management can be instituted to those patients in need. This study aims to identify factors in patients with peritonitis which have a significant bearing on morbidity and mortality.

Mannheim Peritonitis Index and APACHE II--prediction of outcome in patients with peritonitis.

Background: Early prognostic evaluation of patients with peritonitis is desirable to select high-risk patients for intensive management and also to provide a reliable objective classification of severity and operative risk. This study attempts to evaluate the use of scoring systems such as Acute Physiological and Chronic Health Evaluation score (APACHE II) and Mannheim Peritonitis Index (MPI) in patients with peritonitis.

Methods: A prospective study was conducted using 101 consecutive patients (69 male, 32 female) having generalized peritonitis over a two-year period.