Fetal testicular homografting for bilateral congenital anorchism.
Fetal testicular homografting, performed on a 27-year-old man with histologically proven congenital anorchism, is reported. The clinical and laboratory findings 4 and 12 months after the operation suggested that the grafted testicles were viable. No similar case has been encountered in a review of the literature.
D000328:Adult; D000728:Androgens / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000209:etiology; D005333:Fetus; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008655:Mesterolone / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013737:Testis / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000637:transplantation; D013739:Testosterone / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
D000728:Androgens; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D008655:Mesterolone; D013739:Testosterone