cases from the H6pital de Baviere de Liege (Belgium) have been added, making in all 15 out of a total of 400 cases of recto-colonic polyps. Are remote polyps in children much less common than recto-sigmoidal polyps? In the adult, this disproportion is only apparent, systematic necropsies showing clearly that the localization of adenomas in the different segments of the large intestine (rectum i...

Gynaecological examination of girls during childhood is undertaken somewhat infrequently. These genital examinations should not be taboo or a frightening experience for the girl, for her parents or for the physician. Studies of children suspected of sexual abuse have paid attention to the wide variety of gynaecological conditions already present in childhood. In 1988 we founded a special gynaec...

BACKGROUND This study explored community perceptions of cultural beliefs and practices that may increase sexual risk behaviour of adolescents, to understand more about meaning they hold within the culture and how they expose adolescent orphans and non-orphans to higher risks in a high HIV and teenage pregnancy prevalence context. METHODS Using a qualitative descriptive cross-sectional design ...

A diet rich in fruit and vegetables as an optimal eating behavior is recommended for adolescent health. Therefore, the aim of this cross-sectional study was to identify factors related to daily fruit and vegetables consumption among 402 adolescents in Tabriz, Iran. A general self-administrated questionnaire was used to assess demographic characteristics, subscale perceived family support and se...

Introduction. Vulvar cyst in adolescent girls is very uncommon. Epidermoid cyst can be seen in many sites including face, trunk, and extremities but its occurrence in vulva is uncommon. This is the first case of epidermoid cyst of vulva reported in an adolescent girl. Case. A 17-year-old, adolescent girl admitted to our gynecology outpatient clinic with a complaint of painful and palpable mass ...

background and aim: there are an increasing number of studies showing an association of adult attachment styles to psychopathology. therefore, the purpose of the present study was to investigate the relation between attachment style and depression among students of bu-ali sina university in iran. methods: this descriptive correlational study was conducted on 157 girl students who were randomly ...

Background Ovarian torsion (OT) is a serious condition, and delay in surgical intervention may result in loss of the ovary. Children and adolescents who have suffered from ovarian torsion may be at risk for asynchronous torsion of the contralateral ovary. Study objective Three cases of asynchronous bilateral ovarian torsion were reported to analyse clinical history of three patients, to revie...

A 3-year-old girl presented with vomiting for two days. Abdominal ultrasonogram revealed a mass at the lower pole of left kidney. Non-contrast enhanced abdominal computed tomography(CT) scan revealed high attenuation of the tumor and calcified lymphadenopathies in the retroperitoneum. On a contrast-enhanced CT scan, the mass was enhanced heterogenously. The patient underwent left radical nephre...

BACKGROUND Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and abdominal pain are commonly seen in a pediatric emergency department (8 and 18% incidence respectively in our center). They are manifestations of a wide variety of diseases ranging from benign to immediately life-threatening. Trichobezoar is an under-diagnosed entity that has to be considered in children and adolescents, expecially female, suffering f...