Inguinal hernia in female infants: A cue to check the sex chromosomes?

BJU International

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 401-403

  Deeb, Asma ^a,b   Hughes, Ieuan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Androgen insensitivity syndrome; Female; Inguinal hernia

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; KARYOTYPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEX CHROMOSOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROGEN-INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; KARYOTYPING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX CHROMOSOMES;

EID: 23244436359     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2005.05639.x     Document Type: Review

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