21-hydroxylase deficiency surgery

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Overview
Classification 21-hydroxylase deficiency
11β-hydroxylase deficiency
17 alpha-hydroxylase deficiency
3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency
Cytochrome P450-oxidoreductase (POR) deficiency (ORD)
Lipoid congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Differential Diagnosis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohammed Abdelwahed M.D [2]

Overview

Reconstructive surgery and Surgical adrenalectomy.

Surgery

Reconstructive surgery

reconstructive gynecologic surgery as adolescents or adults, including clitoroplasty and vaginoplasty.^[1]

Surgical adrenalectomy

The major benefit is lowering adrenal androgen and progesterone secretion. However, It increases dependency on glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid replacement therapy.^[2]

References

↑ Premawardhana LD, Hughes IA, Read GF, Scanlon MF (1997). "Longer term outcome in females with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH): the Cardiff experience". Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 46 (3): 327–32. PMID 9156043.
↑ Crocker MK, Barak S, Millo CM, Beall SA, Niyyati M, Chang R; et al. (2012). "Use of PET/CT with cosyntropin stimulation to identify and localize adrenal rest tissue following adrenalectomy in a woman with congenital adrenal hyperplasia". J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 97 (11): E2084–9. doi:10.1210/jc.2012-2298. PMC 3485588. PMID 22904181.

[pmid9156043-1] Premawardhana LD, Hughes IA, Read GF, Scanlon MF (1997). "Longer term outcome in females with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH): the Cardiff experience". Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 46 (3): 327–32. PMID 9156043.

[pmid22904181-2] Crocker MK, Barak S, Millo CM, Beall SA, Niyyati M, Chang R; et al. (2012). "Use of PET/CT with cosyntropin stimulation to identify and localize adrenal rest tissue following adrenalectomy in a woman with congenital adrenal hyperplasia". J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 97 (11): E2084–9. doi:10.1210/jc.2012-2298. PMC 3485588. PMID 22904181.

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