Antenatal diagnosis and early laparoscopic treatment of a rare variation of androgen-insensitivity syndrome.
Androgen-insensitivity syndrome (AIS) (Testicular feminisation or Morris syndrome) is characterised by external female genitalia and bilateral testes with a normal male karyotype. This kind of syndrome is transmitted recessively. Presence of hypoplastic and short "pseudo-vagina" is one of the characteristics of this syndrome. We report here a case of AIS in which there was a well-formed vagina (6 cm). The case was diagnosed antenatally and managed laparoscopically.
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Department of Paediatric Surgery, University of Bologna, Italy. m.lima@med.unibo.it
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Morabito
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Lauro
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Tani
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Dòmini
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D000328:Adult; D000649:Amniocentesis / Q000379:methods; D013734:Androgen-Insensitivity Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D013737:Testis / Q000601:surgery; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods