The diagnosis and treatment of infants with intersex abnormalities.

Management of these children, which begins in the newborn period and often extends throughout adolescence, should be done as a team approach with pediatric surgeons/urologists and pediatric endocrinologists. Careful attention must be paid to the technical aspects of these repair to ensure successful anatomic, functional, and psychological outcome for these often difficult patients. Although this article concentrates on the technical aspects of the surgical repairs of these children, careful consideration is given to the circumstances dictating gender assignment and the factors that affect the choice and timing of operation.