Laparoscopic removal of gonadal tumors in male pseudohermaphrodites

Two interesting cases of male pseudohermaphrodites with gonadal tumors are described. The first case was a patient with James-Swyer syndrome, XY pure gonadal dysgenesis. Management of the dysgerminoma in the dysgenetic gonads was done laparoscopically, The second patient was a phenotypic female with dysgenetic male pseudohermaphroditism. In this case, laparoscopic removal of dysgenetic gonads with occult seminoma was carried out. Both patients di d well after surgery and were discharged the next day. Laparoscopy is a via ble alternative method of resection of dysgenetic gonads with early Stage 1 A gonadal tumors.