CLINICAL APPROACH TO THE INFANT WITH GENITAL AMBIGUITY Part of “CHAPTER 90 – NORMAL AND ABNORMAL SEXUAL DIFFERENTIATION AND DEVELOPMENT“ IMMEDIATE CONCERNS AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTS Infants with genital ambiguity (Fig….
REPRODUCTIVE EMBRYOLOGY Part of “CHAPTER 90 – NORMAL AND ABNORMAL SEXUAL DIFFERENTIATION AND DEVELOPMENT“ Early in ontogeny, the gonads of both sexes are indifferent and bipotential. Large primordial germ cells…
GENETIC CONTROL OF SEX DIFFERENTIATION Part of “CHAPTER 90 – NORMAL AND ABNORMAL SEXUAL DIFFERENTIATION AND DEVELOPMENT“ The X and Y sex chromosomes and the autosomes contain loci that must…
CYTOGENETIC PRINCIPLES Part of “CHAPTER 90 – NORMAL AND ABNORMAL SEXUAL DIFFERENTIATION AND DEVELOPMENT“ NOMENCLATURE AND IDENTIFICATION OF CHROMOSOMES Normal humans have 46 chromosomes—44 autosomes and two sex chromosomes. In…
NORMAL AND ABNORMAL SEXUAL DIFFERENTIATION AND DEVELOPMENT Joe Leigh Simpson Robert W. Rebar The purpose of this chapter is to describe briefly what is known about normal sexual differentiation and…
POSTOPERATIVE FOLLOW-UP Part of “CHAPTER 89 – SURGERY OF THE ADRENAL GLANDS“ For hypercortisolism caused by a hyperfunctional adrenal adenoma, successful adrenalectomy is curative, and the prognosis is excellent (Table…
OPERATIVE SEQUELAE Part of “CHAPTER 89 – SURGERY OF THE ADRENAL GLANDS“ The morbidity after elective adrenalectomy performed by experienced surgeons is relatively low; the mortality rate is <1%. Improper…
POSTOPERATIVE CARE Part of “CHAPTER 89 – SURGERY OF THE ADRENAL GLANDS“ Related posts: CATECHOLAMINE REMOVAL CONTRASEXUAL PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY IDIOPATHIC OR CYCLIC EDEMA ALOPECIA EFFECTS ON BONE MINERAL DENSITY CALCIUM…
ADRENALECTOMY Part of “CHAPTER 89 – SURGERY OF THE ADRENAL GLANDS“ The adrenal glands lie at a central, deep position within the body, and several different surgical approaches have been…
PREOPERATIVE PATIENT PREPARATION Part of “CHAPTER 89 – SURGERY OF THE ADRENAL GLANDS“ Several factors must be considered to appropriately prepare a patient for adrenalectomy to obtain a successful outcome…
