Results: Of 179 attempted autotransplantations of parathyroid glands, parathyroid tissue was confirmed in 167 biopsy specimens (93.3%). Incorrect identification of parathyroid gland occurred in 12 instances. The tissue mistaken as parathyroid gland included fat in 6 cases, thyroid tissue in 4 cases, lymph node in 1 case, and thymus in 1 case. Transplantation of at least 1 parathyroid gland (ran...

Since the pioneer work of Demikhov (1962), Staudacher, Bellinazzo, and Pulin (1950), and Juvenelle, Citret, Wiles, and Stewart (1951), the possibilities and problems of lung transplantation have received increasing attention, and indeed homotransplantation has already been attempted in man (Hardy, Webb, Dalton, and Walker, 1963b; Magovern and Yates, 1964). Before transplantation of a lung becom...

BACKGROUND When total splenectomy is unavoidable it is important to preserve splenic function in some form in order to prevent the complications of asplenism. Splenic autotransplantation is a good alternative in such cases. We describe the use of splenic autotransplantation for the treatment of portal hypertension. METHODS We carried out total splenectomy on 31 patients (21 men, 10 women), ra...

Renal autotransplantation with/without extra-corporeal surgery was performed in 53 patients between September, 1975 and december, 1987. Original disease was obstructive disease of the upper urinary tract in 25 patients, renovascular hypertension and renal vascular disease in 13, renal calculous disease in 12 and renal cell carcinoma in 3. Ten of the 53 patients had solitary kidneys. Three patie...

Children and young adults often have tooth loss due to congenital tooth deficiency, trauma, or caries. Autotransplantation has many benefits. The transplanted tooth can be moved orthodontically, maintains alveolar bone growth potential during eruption, and functional periodontal ligament function also permits tooth eruption, allows the defected areas to be filled with the bones; gingival contou...

Background Male infertility management has made significant progress during the past three decades, especially after the introduction of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) in 1992. However, many boys and men still suffer from primary testicular failure due to acquired or genetic causes. New and novel treatments are needed to address these issues. Spermatogenesis originates from spermatogon...