Citation

Agarwal S, Lall A, Bianchi A, Dickson A. Pediatr. Surg. Int. 2008; 24(6): 745-746.

Affiliation

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton, BL4 0JR, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00383-008-2146-4

PMID

18408939

Abstract

Uro-genital bleeding in pre-menarcheal girls always raises concerns regarding child abuse. There are serious social issues involved; however, before labeling it as sexual abuse, all efforts must be made to rule out an organic pathology. We recently encountered two young girls of Afro-Caribbean origin who presented with vaginal bleeding with concerns from referring physicians about child/sexual abuse. On examination both had a rare condition of urethral prolapse. One of them underwent four-quadrant excision and the other was treated conservatively with urethral catherization.

Language: en