| PHIMOSIS |
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Phimosis is a condition in which the foreskin is too tight
to pull all the way back. |
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| INGUINAL HERNIA |
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An Inguinal Hernia is a lump in the groin, which is caused
by a part of the bowel, or other contents of the abdomen, protruding through
an opening in the lining of the abdomen, near to the groin. |
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| UMBILICAL
HERNIA |
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An umbilical hernia is a protrusion of abdominal contents at the umbilicus, or
belly button. |
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| HYDROCOELE |
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An hydrocoele is a collection of fluid that surrounds the
testicle. |
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UNDESCENDED TESTICLE |
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An undescended testicle is a testicle which has not
descended fully into the base of the scrotum by the time a baby boy is born. |
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| TONGUE-TIE |
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Tongue-tie is a common condition in which the tissues or
membranes on the under surface of the tongue are too tight to allow the
tongue to be fully extended. It is a problem which occurs as the tongue
develops in the first 3 months of the unborn baby's life. |
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| PYLORIC
STENOSIS |
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Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis or HPS, is a condition in
which there is a thickening of the muscle in the wall of the intestine, just
beyond the stomach. |
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| PAINFUL SCROTUM |
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The appearance of a red, swollen, painful scrotum should
always be treated as an emergency situation. This collection of signs and
symptoms is known as an "acute scrotum". |
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VESICOURETERIC REFLUX |
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A condition in which there is reflux of urine from the
bladder upwards into the ureter and often in to the kidney. |
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| HYPOSPADIAS |
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Refers to a rent on the ventrum of the penis |
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PELVI-URETERIC JUNCTION (PUJ) OBSTRUCTION |
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An obstruction at the junction of the Pelvis of the kidney
and the Ureter. |
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| INTUSSUSCEPTION |
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A condition in which a part of the bowel telescopes into the
next part of the bowel further on. |
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| HIRSCHSPRUNG'S
DISEASE |
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A condition in which certain components of the nervous
system of the bowel are absent. |
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| CIRCUMCISION |
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An operation which is performed to remove the foreskin. |
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| INGUINAL
HERNIA REPAIR |
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An operation that is performed in children to correct an
inguinal hernia |
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| REPAIR OF
HYDROCOELE |
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The operation for repair of hydrocoele is required if an
hydrocoele in a baby does not resolve of it’s own accord. |
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| ORCHIDOPEXY |
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An operation in which the Paediatric Surgeon moves an
undescended testicle down into the base of the scrotum. |
