Orthotopic ovarian transplant--review and three surgical techniques.
Transplantation of organs is a rapidly expanding faculty of medicine. While the solid organ transplantation has grown by leaps and bounds, ovarian transplantation is still in its infancy. Although recent interest has been generated for preservation of fertility in cancer therapy patients, other indications have emerged. Ovarian dysgenesis with missing normal ovarian complement and premature ovarian failure has come in the forefront. Three cases of orthotopic ovarian transplant with different surgical techniques have been described along with a brief overview.
Mhatre
Pravin
P
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seth G. S. Medical College, Mumbai, India. pravinmhatre@yahoo.com
Mhatre
Jyoti
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D010053:Ovary / Q000637:transplantation*; D011379:Prognosis; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*