Professional paper
CLINICAL EVALUATION OF THE PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT GYNECOLOGY IN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OSIJEK
Dubravko Habek
Matija Karša
Tomo Kalajžić
Abstract
The aim of the paper is to present the experience of the Division of pediatric/adolescent gynecology at the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology University Hospital Osijek. Results. In the period 2002–2005 were examined and treated 147 young patients: 2.0% of patients were newborns, 26.5% were in the age 1–8, 24.4% in 8–10, 30.6% in the age 11–14 and 14.2% were adolescents. The cause for treatment was: menstrual cycle or other endocrinological disorder in 51, juvenile metrorrhagy and hypermenorrhoe in 16, infections and/or pruritus in 14, pubertal disorders in 20, vulvovaginal injuries in 7 (5 vulvar lacerations/contusions and 2 intracoital lacerations), genital anomalies in 7, labial synechias and newborn’s mucohematocolpos in 6, breast disorders in 7; benign neoplasias were diagnosed in 13, 12 of them were operated. Conclusion. Positive experience of the Division does demonstrate the need of its existence at a tertiary gyneco-logic-obstetric center.
Keywords
pediatric gynecology; adolescent gynecology; adolescena
Hrčak ID:
15793
URI
Publication date:
30.9.2005.
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