BACKGROUND Defining pathologic widening of the pubic symphysis in the pediatric population continues to be a clinical challenge. The purpose of this study is to define a normal range of pubic symphyseal widths in various age and gender groups using axial computerized tomography (CT) scans. METHODS Axial CT images of 140 patients aged between 2 years and 15 years were obtained from our databas...

BACKGROUND A 55-year-old woman was seen for pubic symphysis tenderness that started 3 weeks after bladder suspension surgery for urinary incontinence. A diagnosis of osteitis pubis was made based on the results of the physical, radiographic, and laboratory examinations. The paucity of information on this topic in primary care textbooks prompted a literature review of the subject. METHODS A co...

Pubic symphysiolysis and retroperitoneal arterial vessel rupture after bareback horse riding is a rare traumatic combination. We report a case of a 59-year-old man who experienced severe pubic, abdominal and lower back pain due to a bounce after a asynchronous rhythm of horseback riding without a saddle. The patient was referred to our Emergency Department because of a suspected ruptured abdomi...

leni in the present article. Full-term ectopic gestation Only about 1 per cent of extra-uterine gestations reach full term j have recently observed and operated on the following two cases : Case 1.?Hindu woman, aged 28, admitted 0n 13th April, 1931, with a history of being at full term and having been in labour for three days. On examination, a foetus could be felt in the abdomen, but a tumour ...