Laparoscopic Gonadectomy for Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome

Autor:	Usharani Rathnam, Preetham Raj, Lakkanna Suggaiah
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Gynecology medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Urology medicine.disease Surgery Malignant transformation Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome Male pseudohermaphroditism medicine Androgen insensitivity syndrome business Laparoscopy
Zdroj:	World Journal of Laparoscopic Surgery with DVD. 2005:54-57
ISSN:	0975-1955 0974-5092
DOI:	10.5005/jp-journals-10007-1149
Popis:	Introduction: Androgen insensitivity syndrome is a form of malepseudohermaphrodite where the phenotype female has malegonads and is genotypically male.Case report: We report a case of complete androgeninsensitivity syndrome in a 22-year-old who underwentlaparoscopic gonadectomy.Discussion: Androgen insensitivity syndrome is the mostcommon cause of male pseudohermaphroditism and third mostcommon cause of primary amenorrhea.Conclusion: Laparoscopy is an effective method in androgeninsensitivity syndrome treatment, mainly due to the increasedrisk of malignant transformation of the testes. Psychosexualneeds should be addressed along with low-dose hormonaltherapy to maximize long-term success.
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