title: Persistent Müllerian duct syndrome: a surgical approach.
abstract: Laparoscopy revealed a left inguinal testis and a right abdominal testis. Surgery revealed uterus-like structures. The bilateral testes showed primitive testis without ovarian tissue. Physical examination showed a normal and an empty scrotum with a nonpalpable gonad. Chromosome analysis revealed 46,XY. Pathological findings demonstrated the immature testis and the immature uterus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sugitani 2630, Toyama 930-0194, Japan. fuse@ms.toyama-mpu.ac.jp
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nishio
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fuse
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Furuya
mesh_terms: D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000601:surgery*; D012734:Disorders of Sex Development / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D009095:Mullerian Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male