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[Labial fusion in the girl about 30 cases: our experience]
Grah Franck Lohourou1, Bénié Abdous Célestin1, Ibrahim Traore1
1Unite de chirurgie pédiatrique Centre hospitalier universitaire de Bouaké (Côte d'Ivoire).
Aim:
To report the epidemiological, diagnostic, therapeutic and evolutionary aspects of the labial fusion in the girl.
Patients And Methods:
This was a descriptive retrospective study of the files collected from patients under the age of 15 over 5 semesters of activity (January 2017 to June 2019) and treated for labial fusion. The anamnestic, clinical, therapeutic and evolutionary data were analyzed.
Results:
Thirty patients were collected, the average age was 20 months with extremes of 4 months and 8 years. Twenty-five (25) patients were less than 1 year old. There were 28 cases of total labial fusion and 2 cases of partial labial fusion. It was isolated affection in all cases. The patients were all asymptomatic. Surgical detachment was practiced in all the patients and then hormonal treatment was instituted. No recurrence was observed at a mean follow-up of 12 months (1 year).
Conclusion:
This benign condition is most often isolated in our context. Its treatment must combine surgical treatment and hormonal treatment.
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