Twelve anorchid pre-pubertal and post-pubertal patients, aged between 8.5 and 41 years, were studied. The FSH and LH basal levels as well as their responses to Gn-RH (100 micrograms i.v.) were increased and prolonged in the post-pubertal patients. The testosterone levels were in the pre-pubertal range and failed to increase after HCG administration (1500 I.U. t.i.d. for 3 days). Ultrasonography of the pelvis was performed in all the patients. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance of the abdomen were also performed in 6 and 5 patients respectively. These techniques failed to show any testicular tissue. Lastly, in 4 patients, surgical exploration confirmed the absence of testicular structure.
Congenital bilateral anorchia: clinical, hormonal and imaging study in 12 cases / De Rosa, M.; Lupoli, Giovanni; Mennitti, M.; Zarrilli, Stefano; Mirone, V.; Lombardi, Gaetano. - In: ANDROLOGIA. - ISSN 0303-4569. - ELETTRONICO. - 28:(1996), pp. 281-285.
Congenital bilateral anorchia: clinical, hormonal and imaging study in 12 cases
LUPOLI, GIOVANNI;ZARRILLI, STEFANO;LOMBARDI, GAETANO
1996
Abstract
Twelve anorchid pre-pubertal and post-pubertal patients, aged between 8.5 and 41 years, were studied. The FSH and LH basal levels as well as their responses to Gn-RH (100 micrograms i.v.) were increased and prolonged in the post-pubertal patients. The testosterone levels were in the pre-pubertal range and failed to increase after HCG administration (1500 I.U. t.i.d. for 3 days). Ultrasonography of the pelvis was performed in all the patients. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance of the abdomen were also performed in 6 and 5 patients respectively. These techniques failed to show any testicular tissue. Lastly, in 4 patients, surgical exploration confirmed the absence of testicular structure.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
