ESPE Abstracts

Background: Risk of developing germ cell tumors (GCTs) in disorders of sex development (DSD) patients with karyotypes contain Y-chromosome or it’s material (Y) increase with age. The appropriate timing for prophylactic gonadectomy in these patients is still controversial.Aim: To analyze the gonadal tumor incidence and histological assessment of gonads in DSD (Y) patients who were treated in a single institution between 1997 and 03/2018.<p class=...

Background: Obesity is one of these chronic diseases that makes difficulties in achieving a therapeutic effect and maintaining the obtained effect both in respect of lost kilograms and preventing from the development of its associated diseases. The children's population has the primacy of development of this disease. Surgical treatment is an alternative and in many cases the only right solution to ineffective conservative treatment. It is one of the stage...

Background: The incidence of gonadal tumor development varies significantly between subsets of patients with disorder of sex development (DSD). In some female patients with Y chromosome too early gonadectomy is perceived as overtreatment.Objective and hypotheses: The aim of the study was to analyze the gonadal tumor incidence in DSD female patients with 45,X/46,XY or 46,XY.Method: 15 patients, managed at single institution between ...