BACKGROUND Pubic or perineal shaving is a procedure performed before birth in order to lessen the risk of infection if there is a spontaneous perineal tear or if an episiotomy is performed. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of routine perineal shaving on admission in labour on maternal and neonatal outcomes, according to the best available evidence. SEARCH STRATEGY The register of clinical t...

OBJECTIVE To report the unusual occurrence of a perineal lipoblastoma presenting as a painless enlarging mass in an infant. CASE PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A 7-month-old boy presented with a 6-month history of an asymptomatic progressively enlarging perineal mass. Imaging studies were unable to provide a diagnosis. Complete resection of the mass was achieved and there was no recurrence at ...

Abstract We present a unique case of patient with giant bilateral inguinoscrotal hernia associated basaloid carcinoma in pennis. A 60 year old male came to our office because he had suppurative ulcer around pennis and chronic hidradenitis perineal scrotum region. presented the multidisciplinary session composed by urologists, plastic surgeons abdominal wall order plan diagnosis treatment. The C...

This study assessed the relation between perineal body length and the risk of perineal laceration extending into the anal sphincter during vaginal delivery in primigravid patients at an institution with a low utilization of episiotomy. This was a prospective study of primigravid patients in active labor. Primigravid women with singleton pregnancies who were in the first stage of labor at 37 wee...

conclusions from this experience, we argue that in the right circumstances a completely minimally invasive approach can be taken for synchronous congenital diaphragmatic hernias. case presentation in this case report we have a 2-day-old who developed respiratory distress and on ct scan was found to have a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (cdh) or eventration. this patient is ideal for this case ...

objectives: the aim of this study was to evaluate the etiology, associated injurers and clinical presentation of post traumatic diaphragmatic hernia. methods: this study was a cross-sectional study being conducted in the department of cardiovascular, thoracic surgery (cvts) and pediatric surgery, sher-i-kashmir institute of medical sciences (skims), srinagar, kashmir, india. all patients of pos...

PURPOSE This study compared the catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) rates resulting from the use of four perineal care agents (soap-and-water, skin cleansing foam, 10% povidone-iodine, and normal saline) among patients in intensive care units (ICUs). METHODS This four-group experimental study was done with 97 adult patients who had urinary catheters over 2 days in three ICUs b...

The aims of this study were to compare perineal distensibility between women with twin and singleton pregnancies and to correlate these women's perineal distensibility with anthropometric data. This prospective cross-sectional case-control study was conducted among nulliparous women, of whom 20 were pregnant with twins and 23 with a single fetus. Perineal distensibility was evaluated in the thi...