title: Common problems in pediatric and adolescent gynecologic surgery.
abstract: Clinical studies on the myriad of problems that are encompassed by pediatric and adolescent gynecologic surgery are extremely difficult to carry out due to the low numbers of patients with these diagnoses in any one location or institution. Our current understanding of diagnosis, treatment, and outcome is drawn from case reports and the sharing of information. Frequently, clinical practice embraces technology long before the reports of such technology appear in the literature. As clinicians join together to study the various pathologies seen in this group of patients, we may see some impressive studies in the future. This review will focus on the current information available, which may contribute to the treatment and understanding of pediatric and adolescent gynecologic surgery.
authors.affiliation: University of Utah School of Medicine, Park City, Utah 84098, USA. vlogsdon@hsc.utah.edu
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Logsdon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000002:abnormalities; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D010502:Perineum / Q000601:surgery; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery