An 18-hour male newborn was sent to our institution for evaluation of imperforate anus and “no visible fistula” and colostomy creation. Physical exam showed no cardio respiratory or neurological compromise. He had imperforate anus, descended testicles, normal penis and perineum with a rather normal raphe with no visible fistula or opening (Figure 1). After a more thorough examination of the per...

Pediatrician attending to a newborn delivered by emergency cesarean section observed a red coloured mass protruding from the umbilicus by the side of umbilical cord. Pediatric surgeon was called for opinion. Pediatrician had tied the umbilical cord with a sterile thread rather than usual umbilical clamp. It was a full term male baby with a patent vitello-intestinal duct (VID) and a prolapsing p...

This study examines a sharp decline of school attendance among white children in the Southern US after the Civil War. According to Census data, the school-attendance rate among whites in the Confederate states declined by almost half from 1860 to 1870, whereas that in the Northern states was approximately stable. This shock left the South approximately three decades behind its antebellum trend....

INTRODUCTION The drainage of abdominal cavity by means of tube drains is the oldest method. The herniation of gallbladder through the abdominal wall is very rare. Although there are studies informing evisceration of organs such as small intestines and ovary from drain site; at the literature scanning, no publication has been met with advising gallbladder evisceration from the Pezzer drain site ...

In sheep industry, pregnancy rate after artificial insemination (AI) declines due to the complex anatomy of the cervix in ewes, such that it might prevent effective intrauterine insemination. At estrus, cervical relaxation occurs to some degree in ewes, which is regulated by the changes in the levels of reproductive hormones. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of estradiol and intravenous...

The triumphs achieved by abdominal surgery of late years lend a special interest to cases in which operations involving the opening of the abdomen were performed by the older surgeons. The case I am going to relate appears to be one of the first in which a surgeon ventured to make an incision into the abdomen for the purpose of removing the remains of an extra-uterine gestation; and it is the m...