ECTOPIC ADRENAL-TISSUE IN THE INGUINAL REGION IN CHILDREN

Citation
H. Okur et al., ECTOPIC ADRENAL-TISSUE IN THE INGUINAL REGION IN CHILDREN, PEDIATRIC PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE, 15(5), 1995, pp. 763-767
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Pathology,Pediatrics
ISSN journal
10771042
Volume
15
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
763 - 767
Database
ISI
SICI code
1077-1042(1995)15:5<763:EAITIR>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Adrenal rests are common in children and are most often found as brigh t yellow, retroperitoneal nodules from the diaphragm to the pelvis. Th ey are usually incidental findings during surgery. In a 12-month perio d 268 children, 18 days to 15 years (mean 3.2 years) of age, underwent 304 operations for common inguinoscrotal disorders at the Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erciyes University Medical School. There were 25 2 males and 16 females, (M/F 15.7:1). Ectopic adrenal tissue was found in nine males (3%). This report concerns the incidence and structure of aberrant adrenal tissue found in children during inguinoscrotal ope rations, including its embryology, histology, and clinical implication s.