Open AccessExperience with Reduction Clitoroplasty for Clitoral Hypertrophy
Author(s) -
Eric W. Fonkalsrud,
Solomon A. Kaplan,
Barbara M. Lippe
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-197708000-00017
Subject(s) - medicine , clitoris , reduction (mathematics) , gratification , muscle hypertrophy , sex organ , surgery , psychology , social psychology , geometry , mathematics , biology , genetics
A technique for reduction clitoroplasty has been devised which provides an excellent cosmetic appearance for female patients with clitoromegaly due to virilizing CAH. Contrary to previous views, total clitorectomy should rarely, if ever, be considered as an initial method of management of children with clitoral hypertrophy. One of the 4 patients who has undergone reduction clitoroplasty using the described technique has achieved sexual gratification on several occasions postoperatively without discomfort.