[Anterolateral diaphragmatic hernia: case report]. / Hernie diaphragmatique congénitale antérolatérale : à propos d'un cas.

Congenital anterolateral diaphragmatic hernia is rare, with few cases reported in the literature. This anomaly is usually associated with left pulmonary hypoplasia. Treatment is surgical and prognosis depends on the presence and severity of associated malformations. We report a case of an intraoperative discovery of this unusual type of diaphragmatic hernia in an infant.

[Supernumerary axillary breast: a case report]. / Sein surnuméraire axillaire: à propos d'un cas.

We report on a case of polymastia in a 14-year-old girl in whom surgical exploration of an axillary mass histologically documented a supernumerary breast. Through this observation and review of the literature, the authors describe the pathological and management aspects of polymastia.

[Hydatid cyst of the kidney in children: a retrospective study of 10 cases]. / Le kyste hydatique du rein chez l'enfant: étude rétrospective de dix cas.

INTRODUCTION: The hydatid cyst disease of the kidney is rare in children, it ranks third among the liver and the lung. MATERIAL: We report a series of 10 pediatric case of hydatid cyst of the kidney, managed in the department of surgery pediatric of Rabat, between 1990 and 2008. RESULTS: The median age was 9 years (4-15 years). The clinical presentation was pain (7 cases) and/or abdominal mass (6 cases). Diagnostic accuracy has been improved since the wide use of ultrasonography in eight cases. In all cases, the resection of the prominent dome was usually sufficient. CONCLUSION: In the light of these 10 observations, the ultrasonography may be sufficient and the surgical conservative treatment is still necessary.

[Urethral diverticulum with stone complicating epispadias repair]. / Réparation d'un épispadias compliquée d'un diverticule de l'urètre avec calcul.

Diverticula of the male urethra are rare clinical entities. Congenital and acquired have similar modes of presentation. No case of urethral diverticulum, containing stone, complicating epispadias repair have been reported. We report the case of 8-year-old boy with an urethral diverticulum, containing stone, complicating epispadias repair. Diverticulectomy with removal of the stone by urethroplasty was performed. Through this observation and review of the literature, authors describe pathological and management finding of urethral diverticula.

[Splenogonadal fusion: a case report]. / Fusion splénogonadique : à propos d'un cas.

Splenogonadal fusion is a rare congenital abnormality. Preoperative diagnosis is difficult but can be based on scintigraphy using technetium 99m. In most cases, the splenic tissue can be dissected off the gonadal structures easily, and if there are any doubts concerning the nature of the swelling, an intraoperative frozen section can be performed to avoid an unnecessary orchidectomy. We report the case of a 4-year-old child in whom an inguinal mass indicated surgical exploration, which documented the histological diagnosis of splenogonadal fusion.

[Mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver in a child: a case report]. / Hamartome du foie chez l'enfant : à propos d'un nouveau cas.

Mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver is a rare, benign tumor that presents mostly before the age of 2 years. Its pathogenesis is poorly understood. We present the case of a 2.5-year-old female patient who had a large cystic mass of the liver of which the hamartomatous nature was confirmed by the pathological examination of the surgical specimen. We discuss the clinicopathological, imaging, and histological features of this unusual tumor through a review of the literature.