laparoscopic gonadectomy in patients with mosaic turner syndrome and complete androgen insensitivity syndrome: a report of 2 cases and review of the surgical aspects

Laparoscopic gonadectomy in complete androgen insensitivity syndrome.

Laparoscopic orchiectomy was performed in a 16-year-old patient with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome. Pathology revealed in situ carcinoma of the seminiferous tubules.

laparoscopic gonadectomy in patients with androgen insensitivity syndrome: case series

background the gonadectomy in patients with androgen insensitivity syndrome (ais) has been conventionally performed using laparotomic techniques. but currently several reports have suggested laparoscopic gonadectomy in these patients because of shorter hospital stay and minimal postoperative pain and hemorrhage. objective to report the laparoscopic gonadectomy in 11 patients suffering from andr...

Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome in Three Sisters

bilateral laparoscopic gonadectomy in a patient with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome and bilateral sertoli-leydig cell tumor: a case report and brief review of the literature

introduction: complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (previously called testicular feminization) is specified by a 46 xy karyotype and negative sex chromatin, bilateral undescended testes, female genitalia appearance, and lack of mullerian derivatives. discussion: our medline search revealed that this is the first reported case of bilateral sertoli–leydig cell tumor (slct) in androgen insensi...

Gonadectomy in Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome: Why and When?

Prophylactic gonadectomy has been recommended in complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS) because of an increased risk for the development of malignant germ cell tumors in the intra-abdominal gonads. No reliable screening parameters are available to detect early (pre-)malignant changes. Because the tumor risk before puberty is very low, the timing of gonadectomy has been postponed to all...

Gonadectomy in Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome: Why and When?

Prophylactic gonadectomy has been recommended in complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS) because of an increased risk for the development of malignant germ cell tumors in the intra-abdominal gonads. No reliable screening parameters are available to detect early (pre-)malignant changes. Because the tumor risk before puberty is very low, the timing of gonadectomy has been postponed to all...