Management of ambiguous genitalia in ile ife, Nigeria: Challenges and outcome

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-18

  Sowande, Oludayo A ^a   Adejuyigbe, Olusanya ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ambiguous genitalia; Children; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HERMAPHRODITISM; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GENITALIA, MALE; HERMAPHRODITISM; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NIGERIA; PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73349134052     PISSN: 01896725     EISSN: 09745998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0189-6725.48569     Document Type: Article

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