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Laparoscopic bilateral gonadectomy in a phenotypic woman with a form of Leydig cell hypoplasia.
The Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists - 1 Feb 1996
Qasim S M, Sachdev R
Abstract excerpt
A 22-year-old phenotypic woman with an XY karyotype underwent laparoscopic gonadectomy after a comprehensive evaluation for primary amenorrhea. Pathology revealed primitive testicular support elements with absent Leydig cells bilaterally. This case illustrates the fact that, with a thorough preoperative workup, patients expressing various forms of male pseudohermaphroditism can now be treated appropriately by...
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