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Abstract
The management of gynecological disorders in 87 children and young adolescents admitted
to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Benin City, Nigeria, is described.
Vulvar synechia (labial fusion), clitorial cysts, urethral prolapse, traumatic lower
genital tract injuries, and neoplasms formed the majority of the disorders. The management
of these patients, including the difficulties encountered with their treatment, is
discussed. These young females may develop the same gynecological disorders as older
women, but require special treatment. The treatment of these patients in this part
of the world would greatly improve if practitioners would suspect gynecological disorders
more often and if gynecologists, pediatricians, and surgeons with special interest
in this discipline would jointly manage detected cases.
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