Perforation of the ileum secondary to Enterobius vermicularis report of a rare case.

An isolated ileal perforation is presented in a 12-yr-old patient. Microscopic examination revealed granulomatous inflammation due to Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm). This is only the third documented report of intestinal perforation involving pinworms.

Utero vaginal malformations: a trap for the unsuspecting surgeon.

Eighteen girls with major uterovaginal malformations were admitted to the Pediatric Surgical Service over a 17-year period. The diagnosis was not suspected or delayed in more than one half of the patients. The encountered anomalies were divided into four groups: I, isolated uterovaginal malformations (UVM) (4); II, UVM with anorectal anomalies (8); III, UVM with cloacal (urogenital sinus) abnormalities (5); and IV, caudal twinning (1).

Early gender assignment in true hermaphroditism.

True hermaphroditism is a rare form of intersex anomaly where both male and female gonads are present. True hermaphrodites diagnosed in the past have been preferentially reared as males. However, based on the appearance of their external genitalia and the ability to reconstruct a functional genitourinary system, most of these children should be raised as girls.