Laparoscopic removal of 46XY gonads located within the inguinal canals.
Male pseudohermaphrodites require gonadectomy for the prevention of gonadal malignancy. Laparoscopic gonadectomy has been performed in patients with intra-abdominal gonads and can also be performed in patients whose gonads are located within the inguinal canals.
Kristiansen
S B
SB
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas.
Doody
K J
KJ
D000328:Adult; D012734:Disorders of Sex Development / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007264:Inguinal Canal; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D013737:Testis / Q000601:surgery*