Disorders of Sex Development pp 103-114 | Cite as
The Neonate with Ambiguous Genitalia
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Abstract
This chapter summarises the normal development of the urogenital system from which we can derive a series of simple rules for clinical diagnosis of a baby with DSD. We then describe a clinical approach to a baby with ambiguous genitalia using these rules, and supplemented with medical imaging, endoscopy or laparoscopy to support the basic laboratory and hormonal investigations.
Keywords
External Genitalia Gonadal Dysgenesis Urogenital Sinus Wolffian Duct Ambiguous Genitalia
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