Clinics in Mother and Child Health

Dieth Atafy Gaudens

Publications

• Case Report
  Perineal Hernia in a One Month Child: A Case Report
  Author(s): Koffi Koffi Maxime, Dieth Atafy Gaudens, Kouame Yapo Guy Serge, Coulibaly Sougoteki Clement, Tembely Samba, Kouame Dibi Bertin, Ouattara Oussenou and da Silva-Anoma SylviaKoffi Koffi Maxime, Dieth Atafy Gaudens, Kouame Yapo Guy Serge, Coulibaly Sougoteki Clement, Tembely Samba, Kouame Dibi Bertin, Ouattara Oussenou and da Silva-Anoma Sylvia
  
  Perineal hernia (PH) is the protrusion into the perineum of intraperitoneal or extraperitoneal contents through a congenital or acquired defect of the pelvic diaphragm [1]. They are classified as primary and secondary (postoperative) [2]. Primary PH can be congenital or acquired. PH are very rare conditions and even more so within paediatric population. The treatment of PH is surgical [3,4]. Many approaches and techniques of treatment were described in the literature. Among the cases described in the literature a few cases of children has been reported. In this report, we present a case of PH in a male child first described in Cote d’Ivoire. .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2090-7214.1000299

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