Successful autotransplantation of an intra-abdominal testis by microsurgery.
An intra-abdominal testis in a 12-year-old child was successfully transplanted to the scrotum by a microvascular technique. The result after 12 months is promising. Problems of ischaemia in testicular autotransplantation and technical problems in testes with a short spermatic pedicle are emphasized.
D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D013737:Testis / Q000098:blood supply / Q000637:transplantation*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous