Korean J Urol.
1991 Jun;32(3):496-500.
True hermaphroditism: female internal genital organs in the scrotum
- Affiliations
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- 1Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- True hermaphroditism is a condition in which both an ovary and a testis or a gonad with histological features of both (ovotestis) is present in same individual. We present a case of 16-year-old true hermaphroditism who had an ovotestis on both gonad and female internal organs, such as fimbria. fallopian tube, uterus in the left scrotum after bilateral scrotal exploration. The patient's sex was reassigned to the male according to sex of rearing and gender role and managed with removal of ovotestis and female internal organs, bilateral subcutaneous mastectomy.
