Prenatal and postnatal imaging techniques in the evaluation of disorders of sex development
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In brief
In brief
This review examines imaging approaches for evaluating disorders of sex development (DSD) in both prenatal and postnatal settings. The article covers chromosomal and structural variations, addressing the challenges of assessing dynamic fetal reproductive anatomy and guiding clinical investigation when anatomical variations are detected.
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Publication date: Available online 24 September 2019
Source: Seminars in Pediatric Surgery
Author(s): Luis Goncalves, Halsey Hill, Smita Bailey
Abstract
Imaging of the reproductive tract is challenging and requires a general knowledge of congenital variations in anatomy. The anatomy of the developing fetus, whether a male phenotype or female phenotype, is also a dynamic process with many changes occurring during gestation. Families may ask details about the genitalia during prenatal imaging and when variations in what is thought to be normal are present, further investigation is sometimes needed to make sense of what is seen. This overview will describe categories of disorders of sex development (DSD), whether chromosomal or structural or both, and the current state of imaging of these anomalies.