title: Manual separation followed by local cleanliness for pediatric labial adhesion.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Although labial adhesion is usually a benign disorder in childhood, it may occasionally be misdiagnosed as a severe disorder, causing parental anxiety. The present study was undertaken to analyze the clinical features, treatments employed and their effectiveness in pediatric patients with labial adhesion, with special emphasis on manual separation.
  
  
  METHODS
  We reviewed the medical charts of pediatric patients with labial adhesion who were treated in our Pediatric Gynecology Division of the university hospital over 3.5 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eight pediatric patients received manual separation followed by local gentamicin ointment and washing. In all eight, manual separation remedied the condition at one visit without recurrence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Manual separation followed by local cleanliness not only remedied pediatric labial adhesion but also prevented its recurrence. Thus, it is an effective treatment for pediatric labial adhesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan. twatnabe@jichi.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Shigeki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsubara
authors.forename: Yukako
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujinaga
authors.forename: Kyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Asada
authors.forename: Takako
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohmaru
authors.forename: Mitsuaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009824:Ointments / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012008:Recurrence; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D009824:Ointments