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ReviewSeminars in pediatric surgery2020

Evolving indications for surgical intervention in patients with differences/disorders of sex development: Implications of deferred reconstruction.

Erica M Weidler, Gwen Grimsby, Erin M Garvey, Noor Zwayne, Reeti Chawla, Janett Hernandez, Timothy Schaub, Richard Rink, Kathleen van Leeuwen

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Review in Seminars in pediatric surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Clinical practice guidelines for the management of differences of sex development in Japan.Clinical pediatric endocrinology : case reports and clinical investigations : official journal of the Japanese Society for Pediatric Endocrinology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Erica M WeidlerDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, 85006, United States.
Gwen GrimsbyDivision of Pediatric Urology, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, 85006, United States.
Erin M GarveyDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, 85006, United States.
Noor ZwayneDivision of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, 85006, United States.
Reeti ChawlaDivision of Pediatric Endocrinology, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, 85006, United States.
Janett HernandezDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, 85006, United States.
Timothy SchaubDivision of Plastic Surgery, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, 85006, United States.
Richard RinkDivision of Pediatric Urology, Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, 46202, United States.
Kathleen van LeeuwenDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, 85006, United States. Electronic address: kvan@phoenixchildrens.com.

Funding

Disorders/Differences of Sex Development (DSD) - Translational Research NetworkR01HD093450 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI SANDBERG, DAVID ERIC, VILAIN, ERIC J. · 2018 to 2022
$3.9M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD093450
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rare medical conditions are difficult to study due to the lack of patient volume and limited research resources, and as a result of these challenges, progress in the care of patients with these conditions is slow. Individuals born with differences of sex development (DSD) fall into this category of rare conditions and have additional social barriers due to the intimate nature of the conditions. There is also a lack of general knowledge in the medical community about this group of diverse diagnoses. Despite these limitations, progress has been made in the study of effective ways to care for patients who are born with chromosomal or anatomical differences of their internal reproductive organs or external genitalia. Advocacy groups have placed a spotlight on these topics and asked for a thoughtful approach to educate parents of newborns, medical providers, and the adolescents and young adults themselves as they mature.

Indexed as

Patient ParticipationAdolescentAge FactorsChildChild, PreschoolDisorders of Sex DevelopmentFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMalePatient-Centered CarePlastic Surgery ProceduresProfessional-Family RelationsProfessional-Patient RelationsUrogenital Surgical ProceduresClitoroplastyDeferred surgeryDisorders of sex developmentGonadectomyShared decision-makingUrogenital sinusVaginoplasty

Identifiers

PMID32571514
PMCPMC7322933

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