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ea0011s79 | Management of complex genital anomalies and the transition from childhood to adulthood | ECE2006

Surgical management of ambiguous genitalia in the infant

Fékété CN , Lortat-Jacob S , Lottmann H

The Intersex Society of North America stated in 1993 that “Intersex Genital Surgery in Infancy is a form of child sexual abuse”. This peremptory statement based on outcome data judged from outdated medical and surgical procedures, leaded to an even more accurate surgical management of the intersex baby.An etiological precise diagnosis of the condition and of the FURTHER post-pubertal sexual abilities of the patient, is mandatory before surgery....