Abdelrahman S. Elnour

Department of Pediatric surgery, National Centre for Pediatric Surgery, Nyala, Sudan

Publications

• Case Series   
  Neonatal imperforate hymen: A case series
  Author(s): Abdelrahman S. Elnour*, Shazali Mohammed Ahmed, Diaaeldin Yassen and Faisal Nugud
  
  Imperforate Hymen (IH) is a rare congenital anomaly of the female genital tract, with an incidence of 0.05%-0.1%, characterized by the complete obstruction of the vaginal opening. While IH is generally isolated anomaly, it can be associated with other genitourinary malformations. IH is often diagnosed during adolescence, neonatal diagnosis is extremely rare, with an incidence of 0.006%. IH diagnosis can be made by inspecting the external genitalia, with abdominal ultrasound aiding in the detection of hydrometrocolpos and urinary tract dilation. Late diagnosis of IH can lead to severe complications such as urinary tract obstruction, hydronephrosis, renal failure, infections, subfertility, and endometriosis. Treatment involves hymenectomy or hymenotomy, allowing effective fluid drainage. Early detection is essential for preventing morbidity. This report presents three cases of neonatal .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.14534/j-pucr.20222675660

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