Background: There is need for data on long-term patient outcomes following feminizing genitoplasty (FG) in females with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). We aim to describe postoperative and longitudinal psychosocial, endocrine, gynecologic, and urologic outcomes. Methods: We performed a retrospective review of past 20 years looking at females with CAH status post FG. Patients without follow-up were excluded. We captured demographic data, intraoperative details, 30-day complication rates, and longitudinal outcomes. Results: Twenty patients met inclusion criteria. Prader scores ranged from 3-5. Median age at surgery was 1.0 year (IQR 0.6, 1.3). Median follow-up was 4.5 years (IQR 0.7, 9.6). Genetic testing was performed in 15/20 and all had causative variants in the CYP21A2 gene. Thirty-day surgical complications occurred in 5/20 patients (Clavien I-IIIb). All patients over 3 years were toilet trained, with only 1 patient requiring surgery for urinary incontinence. In post-pubertal patients, 5/6 had vaginal stenosis at median age 17.8 years (IQR 14.9, 21.1). Four patients received treatment for behavioral/psychiatric diagnoses. No patient had gender dysphoria. Conclusion: FG is safe as demonstrated by our low major complication rate. Our experience highlights the value of multidisciplinary care through adolescence and young adulthood to support long-term medical and psychosocial outcomes in females with CAH.
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Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Feminizing Genitoplasty, Surgical Outcomes, Urinary Incontinence, Vaginal Stenosis
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author = {Katie Lynn Canalichio and Jennifer Ahn and Anne-Marie Elizabeth Amies Oelschlager and Patricia Yvonne Fechner and Elizabeth McCauley and Linda Ramsdell and Paul Merguerian and Margarett Shnorhavorian},
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abstract = {Background: There is need for data on long-term patient outcomes following feminizing genitoplasty (FG) in females with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). We aim to describe postoperative and longitudinal psychosocial, endocrine, gynecologic, and urologic outcomes. Methods: We performed a retrospective review of past 20 years looking at females with CAH status post FG. Patients without follow-up were excluded. We captured demographic data, intraoperative details, 30-day complication rates, and longitudinal outcomes. Results: Twenty patients met inclusion criteria. Prader scores ranged from 3-5. Median age at surgery was 1.0 year (IQR 0.6, 1.3). Median follow-up was 4.5 years (IQR 0.7, 9.6). Genetic testing was performed in 15/20 and all had causative variants in the CYP21A2 gene. Thirty-day surgical complications occurred in 5/20 patients (Clavien I-IIIb). All patients over 3 years were toilet trained, with only 1 patient requiring surgery for urinary incontinence. In post-pubertal patients, 5/6 had vaginal stenosis at median age 17.8 years (IQR 14.9, 21.1). Four patients received treatment for behavioral/psychiatric diagnoses. No patient had gender dysphoria. Conclusion: FG is safe as demonstrated by our low major complication rate. Our experience highlights the value of multidisciplinary care through adolescence and young adulthood to support long-term medical and psychosocial outcomes in females with CAH.},
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