title: [Advances in testis transplantation].
abstract: Testis transplantation is an important and effective way to treat abdominal impalpable cryptorchidism, male hypogonadism and male infertility. Since 1990s a lot of advances have been made in microsurgical autotransplantation, homotransplantation, testicular tissue transplantation and Leydig cell transplantation. The main achievements include the application of laparoscopy in autotransplantation, researches on the influential factors in spermatogenesis after homotransplantation, explorations of new treatment methods such as fetal testis transplantation, spermatogonial stem cell transplantation and so on. The advances in testis transplantation are summarized in this paper based on the related literature of recent years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, the Peoples Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, China. vonbasten@163.com
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ling-long
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D006801:Humans; D007985:Leydig Cells / Q000637:transplantation; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D013737:Testis / Q000637:transplantation*