title: [The pathology of the peritoneo-vaginal process in the young males: clinical and therapeutical aspects in 160 cases].
abstract: The objective of this work was to describe the clinical and therapeutical aspects of pathology of the peritoneo-vaginal process. We have performed a retrospective study including 160 patients operated between January 1990 up to December 1996. Mean age at diagnosis was 8 years, ranged from 1 month to 13 years old. All patients were male. The abnormality was located in the right side in 60% of cases and was bilateral in 6.7% of cases. The main clinical features were scrotal mass (81%) and scrotal pain (13.46%). The diagnosis was made at birth only in 20% of cases. A maldescended testis was associated in 7.5% of cases. A groin incision have been used in 91.25% of patients. The average hospital stay after surgery was 1 day. Thus, the pathology of the peritoneo-vaginal process is common and apparently banal. Need for treatment through a groin incision owing to the possibility of associated maldescended testis.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Fall
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gueye
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ndoye
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sylla
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Abdallahi
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Diame
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ba
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Diagne
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D009095:Mullerian Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012675:Senegal / Q000453:epidemiology; D006848:Testicular Hydrocele / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome