Update in Pediatric Gynecology

Pediatric Gynecology represents a complex field both from the diagnostic and therapeutic point of view and in terms of communication, both with the young patients and their family.

Many gynecological, malformative, oncological and endocrinological diseases can afflict girls and women from a very early age, starting from the neonatal period.

To preserve the long-term functionality of the genital system, considering the young age of the patients at diagnosis, it is necessary to implement diagnostic and therapeutic strategies so called “fertility sparing”.

Pediatric patients aged less than 18 years affected by pathologies that directly or indirectly affect the genital system deserve a multidisciplinary approach to encompass every aspect of their global health and to ensure the most effective treatment.

In the last decades, research has focused on minimally invasive approaches with the aim to save the gonadal function in case of toxic (local and systemic) oncological therapies and prevention of damage to the ovarian reserve following surgery for pathologies of gynecological and non-gynecological origin.

The present issue addresses to pediatric surgeons, pediatric urologists, gynecologists, oncologists, endocrinologists and mental health professionals involved in the care of adolescents and young adults, with the aim to collect innovative research on the current strategies of management of pediatric gynecological patients and the long-term maintenance of their reproductive function.