Autotransplantation of the testicle in paediatric utilising microsurgical technique

This paper reports on the experience of the Paediatric Surgery Clinic of the University of Bologna in testicular autotransplantation utilising microsurgical techniques. Besides evaluating indications for the intervention, the authors present case histories they have accumulated over twenty months (September 1982-May 1984). Subject to discussion are some notes on surgical technique with particular attention to the dissection of the funiculus and to the construction of microsurgical vascular anastomoses. The short-term and medium-term results of 4 autotransplants are presented and commented upon.