title: [Possibilities of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of sex differentiation disorders in children].
abstract: Ninety-five children with different forms of hermaphroditism aged 3 months to 14 years were examined to assess the potentialities of echography. Ultrasonic examinations of the kidneys, adrenals, pelvic organs (with full bladder, during and after miction), scrotum, and inguinal area were carried out. Echographic picture of urogenital organs in mixed ovarian dysgenesis, congenital deficiency of testosterone biosynthesis or metabolism due to enzymatic deficit, testicular feminization, congenital adrenocortical dysfunction was analyzed and criteria of differential diagnosis of these conditions discussed. The informative value of the method was assessed. Ultrasonic findings were compared with the data other diagnostic methods and reliability and high sensitivity of ultrasonography was demonstrated.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Filippkin
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Pykov
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Okulov
authors.forename: V T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Kondakov
authors.forename: O F
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Ivanchenko
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D013734:Androgen-Insensitivity Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D012734:Disorders of Sex Development / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006060:Gonadal Dysgenesis, Mixed / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Vozmozhnosti ékhografii v diagnostike narusheniĭ formirovaniia pola u deteĭ.