Delayed presentation of congenital rectal stenosis associated with Down's syndrome and hypothyroidism: Case report.

Rectal stenosis is a rare variety of rectal atresia. A membrane separates the rectum from the anal canal in the presence of a normal anus. We report a case of rectal stenosis associated with Down's syndrome and hypothyroidism in whom rectal stenosis was diagnosed at the age of 17 years.

Epidemiological characteristics of Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR): Results of a case series of fifty patients from Bangladesh.

Background: The epidemiology of Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR) in Bangladesh has never been studied. The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiological characteristics of HSCR in Bangladesh.

Methods: Data from fifty patients were collected prospectively from two hospitals in Chittagong, Bangladesh.

The challenges in diagnosis and gender assignment in disorders of sex development presenting to a pediatric surgical unit in a developing country: the role of laparoscopy and simple tests for gender identity.

Objective: We aimed to assess how the diagnosis and determination of gender identity of disorders of sex development (DSD) is different in a developing country from Western medicine, and whether a pediatric surgery department can determine the underlying diagnosis and use simple tools to determine the likely gender identity (GI).

Material And Methods: We reviewed the records of DSD patients admitted to the Department of Pediatric Surgery, Chittagong Medical College & Hospital (CMCH), Chittagong, Bangladesh, from January 2006 to December 2012 and performed a cross-sectional study on GI and gender-related behavior in these patients during the year 2012. DSD boys and girls answered a GI interview and had their gender role behavior assessed by observations of structural toy play and analyzed for differences in scores.

Bringing surgery to rural children: Chittagong, Bangladesh experience.

There is unequal access to surgical health care in underdeveloped countries such as Bangladesh. Bangladesh has a large young population, with 70 % of the population living in rural areas. All of the pediatric surgical services of the country are situated in major cities.

Cystoscopic removal of leeches in the lower urinary tract: our experience.

Introduction: The purpose of this study is to describe the experience of managing leech infestation in lower urinary tract from a tropical country.

Materials And Methods: Medical records (January 2002 to December 2010) of children with history of leech infestation in the urinary system, admitted in the Department of Pediatric Surgery, Chittagong Medical College & Hospital, Chittagong, Bangladesh were reviewed. All patients underwent saline irrigation through urethral catheter.