Laparoscopic gonadectomy in a case of testicular feminization.
Laparoscopy provides a minimally invasive technique for the accurate diagnosis of intersex problems and may also provide the opportunity for therapeutic management of these patients. Herein, we report our management of a patient with complete testicular feminization, by laparoscopic bilateral gonadectomy of fully developed intra-abdominal testes.
McDougall
E M
EM
Department of Surgery Division of Urology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
Clayman
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RV
Anderson
K
K
Andriole
G L
GL
Coffin
C M
CM
D000328:Adult; D012734:Disorders of Sex Development / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy / Q000379:methods*