Publications by authors named "P G Ransley"

Context: Differences of sex development (DSD) represent a wide range of conditions presenting at different ages to various health professionals. Establishing a diagnosis, supporting the family, and developing a management plan are important.

Objective: We aimed to better understand the presentation and prevalence of pediatric DSD.

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Background: The radical soft-tissue mobilization (RSTM, or Kelly repair) is an anatomical reconstruction of bladder exstrophy generally performed as a second part of a two-step strategy, following successful neonatal bladder closure.

Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the feasibility of a combined procedure of delayed bladder closure and RSTM in one stage without pelvic osteotomy, in both primary and failed initial closure.

Design, Setting, And Participants: From 11/2015 to 01/2018, 27 bladder exstrophy patients underwent combined bladder closure with RSTM by the same surgical team at four cooperating tertiary referral centers for bladder exstrophy, including 20 primary repairs (delayed bladder closure, median age 3.

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