Article
The persistent müllerian duct syndrome: a rare cause of cryptorchidism.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Jan 1993
Josso N, Picard J Y, Imbeaud S, Carré-Eusèbe D, Zeller J, Adamsbaum C
Abstract excerpt
The persistent Müllerian duct syndrome is characterized by the retention of Müllerian derivatives in patients otherwise normally virilized. Clinically, the persistence of uterus and tubes leads either to cryptorchidism or inguinal hernia, depending on whether or not the Müllerian derivatives can be mobilized during testicular descent. The condition is usually discovered at surgery, however preoperative sonography...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Animals
- Anti-Mullerian Hormone
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Chronic Disease
- Cryptorchidism
- Disorders of Sex Development
- Glycoproteins
- Growth Inhibitors
- Humans
