Citation

Shioshvili TI. Eur. Urol. 1987; 13(4): 285-286.

Affiliation

Research Institute of Urology and Nephrology, Public Health Ministry of the Georgian SSR, Tbilisi, Georgia, USSR.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3653170

Abstract

A case of autohemicastration in a 19-year-old patient with schizophrenia is reported. Orthotopic replantation of the testis under local hypothermia was performed. One pair of arterial, two pairs of venous vessels and vas deferens ends were anastomosed micro-surgically end-to-end. Surgical reinnervation of the testis was carried out. Peculiarities the operation technique, expediency of local hypothermia and surgical reinnervation of the testis in replantation are discussed.

Language: en