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Germ Cell Transplantation and Testis Tissue Xenografting in Mice
Published on: February 6, 2012
Temporary ectopic testicular replantation, refabrication and orthotopic transfer
Sharad Ramdas1, Abraham Thomas, S Arun Kumar
1Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry 605014, India. sharadramdas@sify.com
Abstract:
Bilateral traumatic castration if left untreated can result in permanent sexual, social and psychological maladjustments. We hereby report a novel procedure of temporary ectopic replantation of a traumatically avulsed testis on the forearm with refabrication and subsequent successful orthotopic microsurgical transfer to the perineum. The significance of this replantation is related to the refabrication of a long pedicle for subsequent reattachment to the perineum. This would not have been possible but for the ectopic replantation.

