scholarly journals Nerve Sparing Reduction Clitoroplasty in a Case of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  

Adrenogenital syndrome, or Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, is caused by a congenital insufficiency of the enzyme 21-hydroxylase, which is responsible for converting cortisol into cholesterol. Because of virilizing effect of androgens and its over- production, girls develop clitoral hypertrophy or Clitoromegaly. Clitoromegaly is an embarrassing condition, causing psychological stress to young girls and, hence requiring intervention. The goals of clitoroplasty are to achieve normal genital anatomy and to preserve tactile sensation with a satisfactory sexual response. We present a case of Adrenogenital syndrome with Clitoromegaly managed by reduction Clitoroplasty, preserving the dorsal neurovascular bundle and extensive network of nerves around the corpora to the glans and there by preserving the tactile sensation of the clitoris.

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (01) ◽  
pp. 86-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abha Rani Kujur ◽  
Vijay Joseph ◽  
Praveen Chandra

ABSTRACTClitoromegaly is an embarrassing condition causing psychological stress, requiring intervention. The goals of clitoroplasty are to achieve normal genital anatomy and to preserve tactile sensation with a satisfactory sexual response. We present a rare case of idiopathic clitoromegaly managed by reduction clitoroplasty, preserving the dorsal neurovascular bundle and extensive network of nerves around the corpora to the glans and the creation of labia minora.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 276-279
Author(s):  
Mohammed Mbarouk ◽  
Fatuma Lijohi ◽  
AK Mteta ◽  
Samuel Kibona ◽  
Emanuel Itambu

We present a case of 5 years old female with of idiopathic clitoromegaly managed by reduction clitoroplasty, preserving the dorsal neurovascular bundle and extensive network of nerves around the corpora to the glans Clitoromegaly is an embarrassing condition causing psychological stress, requiring intervention. The goals of clitoroplasty are to achieve normal genital anatomy and to preserve tactile sensation with a satisfactory sexual response.


2007 ◽  
Vol 178 (4S) ◽  
pp. 1802-1806 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dix P. Poppas ◽  
Ariella A. Hochsztein ◽  
Rebecca N. Baergen ◽  
Emily Loyd ◽  
Jie Chen ◽  
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PEDIATRICS ◽  
1958 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 832-839
Author(s):  
Alan K. Rosenwald ◽  
Joseph H. Handlon ◽  
Ira M. Rosenthal ◽  
John S. Hyde ◽  
I. Pat Bronstein

Psychobogic tests were performed with five female pseudohermaphrodites with congenital adrenal hyperplasia both before and some time after clitoridectomy. Of these children, four had been reared as girls. The child who had been reared as a boy underwent change of sex assignment at the age of 6 years, after performance of the initial psychologic tests. None of the children showed evidence of significant psychopathology before clitoridectomy. None showed evidence of deleterious psychologic effects after the operation. The child whose sex was changed at the age of 6 years apparently made a good adjustment and showed no adverse effects as evaluated by psychologic tests. If there is no significant psychopathology, clitoridectomy may be performed without fear of deleterious psychologic effects in female pseudohermaphrodites who have been reared as girls. While, in general, change of sex assignment should not be done in any hermaphrodite beyond the infantile age period, female pseudohermaphrodites with adrenogenital syndrome who have been reared as boys, because of an original diagnostic error, should be individually evaluated with regard to possible change of sex assignment. Despite the apparent success in the case reported here with its unusual special circumstances, the psychologic hazards involved will make reassignment of sex inadvisable in most of these cases.


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