[Homotransplantation of the adrenal gland by microsurgical technique].
Eight patients with Addison's disease or Cushing's syndrome received adrenal homograft following total adrenalectomy for 9 times. Microsurgical technique was used to anastomose the adrenal vessels. All patients were followed up for 1 to 5 years. Symptoms and signs were all improved although without the supplement of steroids. All grafts play satisfactory endocrinal functions in the recipients, but two patients, lost their grafts at 2 and 4 years after operation respectively. One of them underwent the second homograft and the result was good. The single perfusion and ice-storage method of the alloadrenal gland discovered by us and their clinical results were also reported in this paper.
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Lanzhou General Hospital of Lanzhou Unit of People's Liberation Army.
D000224:Addison Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000637:transplantation*; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000328:Adult; D003480:Cushing Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged