Introduction and Aims. Congenital absence of the vas deferens is an uncommon anomaly and this clinical condition is responsible for up to 1-2% of male infertility. It can be either unilateral or bilateral and the associated anomalies include cryptorchidism, seminal vesicles and ejaculatory ducts anomalies, and renal anomalies such as renal agenesis. We hereby present a case of congenital unilat...

BACKGROUND Birth defects are a leading cause of neonatal and infant mortality, and several studies have indicated an increase in the prevalence of birth defects; more recent investigations have suggested that the trends of some defects are increasing in rapidly industrialized areas. This study estimates the prevalence rate and types of birth defects in Korea. METHODS This study used medical i...

A case of Peters anomaly with bilateral post axial polydactyly, convex soles, ocular hypertelorism, a low nasal bridge, retrognathia, undescended testis, microphthalmia and club foot was examined in a neonatal Indian baby girl who had been delivered in the hospital and admitted to the newborn unit. She died aged five days. There were no cases of Peters anomaly recorded in India according to a l...

one side. Particulars of the case are as follows:?A Hindu male, aged 21, appeared before me for examination for admission to the Police Training School, Moradabad, on the 12th July, 1929. He was a well built youth, quite normal in other respects, but entirely devoid of a testis on the right side. The scrotum looked unilocular. No empty sac or space was felt in the right side of the scrotum. The...

Aim: A review was done to assess the preoperative evaluation, intraoperative findings and the postoperative outcomes of orchiopexy at a tertiary pediatric center over a two year period. We compared our results with the international literature which has shown a success rate of 89% for an open, inguinal approach and 50% to 100% for a variety of minimally invasive approaches. Methods: A retrospec...

introduction: undescended testis is a common problem in children. cryptorchid testis is frequently accompanied by gross morphologic changes with regard to the size and shape of the testis, various degree of detachment between the epididymis and testis. we assessed the epididymal anomalies and patency of process vaginalis in boys with udt.   material &method;: it is a prospective study which was...

we report an unusual case of diphailus in a five year old boy. the two organs appeared separately, one orthotopically in the pubic area and the other in the perineum with no urinary meatus. a perineal hypospadias with meatus in the anterior anal verge was also present. the right testis was undescended and the scrotum was mildly bifid. the patient was continent for both voiding and defecation. m...

Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) is an uncommon condition present from birth that marked by a combination of weakened muscles and multiple joint contractures. We case 2-year-old boy with AMC, who was born to consanguineous parents in Saudi Arabia. He presented musculoskeletal abnormalities all four limbs, including symmetric contractures joints the body, bilateral developmental dysplasi...