Children with Hernias, Testes, and Female External Genitalia

Gaspar, Max R.

doi:10.1001/archpedi.1956.02060020544003

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med

1956

DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1956.02060020544003

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Children with Hernias, Testes, and Female External Genitalia

Max R. Gaspar¹

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“…Similar cases have been reported. 3,5,11 The source of material for this report is a series of 762 infants and children under the age of 10 with hernias. Of these, 124 were Submitted for publication June 12, 1961. Stephen L. Gans females, and included in the female group are the 3 cases to be considered.…”

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Apparent Female Infants with Hernias and Testes

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Inguinal Hernias in Females and the Testicular Feminization Syndrome

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1969

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The purpose of this seminar is to discuss a problem which has aroused considerably difference of opinion among the staff members of this hospital. The problem is: Should every female with inguinal hernias be studied to determine if she has the testicular feminization syndrome? Recently, I received a complaint from a member of the staff about such a patient. The patient had undergone surgery and, on the day of discharge, the intern made a buccal smear for sex chromatin determination in the presence of the parents. When the parents asked about the purpose of the test, they learned that it was to find out if the gonads were normal. This question had not been raised previously and the parents were quite upset about the possibility of such an abnormality. Moreover they were distressed to learn about the possibility of a gonadal disorder in this way. They had been informed by their pediatrician and surgeon that surgical correction of inguinal hernias was a simple routine pro¬ cedure and were unaware that anything

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Children with Hernias, Testes, and Female External Genitalia

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Apparent Female Infants with Hernias and Testes

Apparent Female Infants with Hernias and Testes

Inguinal Hernias in Females and the Testicular Feminization Syndrome

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