[Androgen insensitivity syndrome in adolescents].

21 patients aged 16-20 with the kariotype 46, XY were studied. In 20 cases complete androgen insensitivity syndrome was diagnosed. All patients had normal female appearance and psychosexuality, well-developed breasts, sparse pubic and auxiliary hair, normal female external genitalia and short pseudovagina.

[Menstrual function in adolescent girls in Tbilisi].

700 adolescent girls aged 10-17 were examined in the schools of Tbilisi (2004-2005). The average age of menarche was ascertained to 12.4 y, which does not differ from the corresponding data obtained in 1984 (12.

[The frequency and character of clinical manifestations of androgenization among adolescent girls].

By clinical examination of 700 adolescent girls aged 11-17 high frequency of androgen depended manifestations, such as acne, seborrhea, hypertrichosis or their combination was detected in prepubertal and pubertal periods (4.7%, 6.8%, 2.

[Diagnostic principles of gonadal dysgenesis in adolescents].

103 patients aged 11-20 with short stature and/or with delayed puberty were studied. Among all patients classical form of gonadal dysgenesis was diagnosed in 31 patients (karyotype 45,X- 17 patients, 45,X/46,XX- 14), "mixed" gonadal dysgenesis in one patient (karyotype 45,X/46,XY)-, "pure" gonadal dysgenesis- in 5 cases (karyotype 46,XY-in 4 , 45,X -- in one). The majority of cases (66) were diagnosed as ovarian dysgenesis with the mosaic karyotype- 46,XX/45,X.

[Temporary arterial clipping in surgery for cerebral aneurysms in acute subarachnoidal hemorrhage].

Temporary clipping was used during operations in 69 patients. Of them, 51 patients underwent temporary arterial clipping, forced temporary arterial clipping was used in 18 patients. A total of 104 patients were operated on with preventive temporary clipping.