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Inguinal hernia repair The herniated contents may reduce after the induction of anaesthesia. If ...

and theatres. An infant’s head accounts for 20% of the surface area compared with 10% in adults....

INGUINOSCROTAL DISORDERS Undi ff erentiated gonads, influenced by the Y chromosome, develop into te...

INTUSSUSCEPTION Most intussusceptions occur between 2 months and 2 years. More than 80% are ileoc...

Idiopathic scrotal oedema Typically , a 5- to 7-year-old boy presents with a swollen hemi-scrotum...

HISTORY AND EXAMINATION An opportunistic rather than a systematic approach may be needed in the p...

Hydroceles A hydrocele is a fluid collection between the parietal and visceral layers of the tuni...

INFANTILE HYPERTROPHIC PYLORIC STENOSIS Pyloric stenosis presents with non-bilious projectile vom...

Ascending testes Some scrotal testes in infancy are later found in the high scro - tum or groin w...

Epididymo-orchitis Bacterial or viral inflammation is occasionally found on exploration for suspec...

GASTROSTOMY A gastrostomy may be requested for nutritional support. Options include an open Stamm...

ACUTE APPENDICITIS In early appendicitis, there is a fever of 37.3–38.4°C, anorexia, a few vomit...

ACUTE SCROTAL DISORDERS Testicular torsion Intravaginal (bell clapper) testicular torsion is well...

ANORECTAL PROBLEMS Constipation The passage of hard or infrequent stools may be secondary to an ...

The globe The cornea is the 12-mm-diameter window of the eye, 550 /uni00A0 µm thick centrally on...

Treatment Treatment is directed to the cause of the lesion, taking care to prevent exposure of ...

Uveitis This can be anterior (iritis) or, more rarely , posterior. In anterior uveitis, the pupil...

Swellings of the lacrimal system Lacrimal sac mucocele This occurs from obstruction of the lacri...

Swellings of the lids Meibomian cysts (chalazion) These are the most common lid swellings ( Figur...

SURGICAL PROCEDURES Excision of an eyeball/enucleation Indications include a blind, painful eye, ...