03Dec 2018

GYNECOMASTIE UNILATERALE PERSISTANTE CHEZ LE PETIT ENFANT : A PROPOS D UN CAS PERSISTENT UNILATERAL GYNECOMASTIA IN A SMALL CHILD: ONE CASE REPORT.

  • service de chirurgie plastique, r?paratrice et esth?tique.CHU Mohammed VI Marrakech.
  • Service de p?diatrie B. CHU Mohammed VI Marrakech.
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Gynecomastia is an enlarged breast in men, unilateral or bilateral caused by an imbalance of the hormones estrogen and testosterone. Most often idiopathic and peripubertal, it nevertheless justifies a complete etiological assessment to rule out endocrinopathy or a malignant etiology, before considering surgical treatment in the absence of response to medical treatment or spontaneous regression. In this article the authors report a case of persistent gynecomastia in a small child of two years and a half followed in pediatric consultation and the plastic surgery department at the University Hospital Mohamed VI Marrakech (Morocco).


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[Abdelkoddous bhihi, Moulay driss elamrani, yassine benchamkha, Aicha bourrahouat, Ibtissam Khattou, and Imane Ait Sab. (2018); GYNECOMASTIE UNILATERALE PERSISTANTE CHEZ LE PETIT ENFANT : A PROPOS D UN CAS PERSISTENT UNILATERAL GYNECOMASTIA IN A SMALL CHILD: ONE CASE REPORT. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 6 (Dec). 145-148] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


abdelkoddous bhihi
CHU Mohammed VI Marrakech

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/8125      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/8125