CRYPTORCHIDISM
CRYPTORCHIDISM Part of “CHAPTER 93 – MICROPENIS, HYPOSPADIAS, AND CRYPTORCHIDISM IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD“ DEFINITION AND EMBRYOLOGY Cryptorchidism, a term derived from the Greek cryptos (hidden) and orchis (testis), is…
HYPOSPADIAS
HYPOSPADIAS Part of “CHAPTER 93 – MICROPENIS, HYPOSPADIAS, AND CRYPTORCHIDISM IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD“ DEFINITION AND EMBRYOLOGY Hypospadias is the term used to describe the abnormal anatomic location of the…
MICROPENIS
MICROPENIS Part of “CHAPTER 93 – MICROPENIS, HYPOSPADIAS, AND CRYPTORCHIDISM IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD“ DEFINITION AND EMBRYOLOGY Micropenis is a normally formed penis, the stretched length of which is >2.5…
MICROPENIS, HYPOSPADIAS, AND CRYPTORCHIDISM IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD
MICROPENIS, HYPOSPADIAS, AND CRYPTORCHIDISM IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD Wellington Hung MICROPENIS Related posts: GONADOTROPIN-INDEPENDENT LEADING TO GONADOTROPIN-DEPENDENT PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY IDIOPATHIC OR CYCLIC EDEMA ALOPECIA EFFECTS ON BONE MINERAL DENSITY CALCIUM…
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT Part of “CHAPTER 92 – PRECOCIOUS AND DELAYED PUBERTY“ The management (Table 92-6) of delayed puberty depends on the underlying etiology, if one can be determined. In those cases…
HYPERGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM (Table 92-5)
HYPERGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM (Table 92-5) Part of “CHAPTER 92 – PRECOCIOUS AND DELAYED PUBERTY“ CONGENITAL DISORDERS Turner syndrome (Ullrich-Turner syndrome; gonadal dysgenesis) is a relatively common disorder with a frequency in…
HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM
HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM Part of “CHAPTER 92 – PRECOCIOUS AND DELAYED PUBERTY“ The term hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (Table 92-3) applies to a variety of diagnoses, all united by the feature of ineffective…
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Part of “CHAPTER 92 – PRECOCIOUS AND DELAYED PUBERTY“ Related posts: REGULATION OF THE GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR AND BINDING PROTEIN GONADOTROPE ADENOMAS OF THE PITUITARY PROLACTIN HYPERSECRETION DEFINITIONS…
DELAYED PUBERTY
DELAYED PUBERTY Part of “CHAPTER 92 – PRECOCIOUS AND DELAYED PUBERTY“ Related posts: STRUVITE STONES PATHOPHYSIOLOGY TISSUE RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM CATECHOLAMINE REMOVAL GONADOTROPIN-INDEPENDENT LEADING TO GONADOTROPIN-DEPENDENT PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY IDIOPATHIC OR CYCLIC…
