Testicular transplant surgery method

Testicular transplant surgery, as the name suggests, is a transplant surgery, but due to the special location, the surgery is more difficult. However, in real life, for some reasons, men's testicles are damaged and they cannot reproduce normally, so surgery is needed. So is its success rate high? Under what circumstances is this surgery necessary? Let's take a look.

Testicular transplantation is a procedure that is performed after the loss of testicular function. Due to the lack of androgens, the male characteristics of the patient will gradually disappear. Therefore, testicular transplantation can be used to solve the problem of androgen secretion and retain the secondary male characteristics. The successfully transplanted testicles have the ability to produce sperm, which is also an effective method for treating male infertility. The reason is that due to accidents or diseases, after the loss of testicular function, androgens are lacking, the male characteristics of the patient will gradually fade, so testicular transplantation is the method to be chosen.

Testicular transplantation is a surgical procedure that transplants autologous ectopic testicles or donor testicles into the scrotum. Testicular transplantation methods are usually divided into two types: autologous testicular transplantation and allogeneic testicular transplantation.

Autologous testicular transplantation refers to abdominal occult testicles that are difficult to repair surgically. When the quality of the testicle is still good, it is removed from the ectopic site, its blood vessels are preserved, and transplanted into the scrotum. The artery and vein of the testicle are anastomosed with the nearby blood vessels to restore blood circulation.

Homologous testicular transplantation refers to the use of testicles from volunteer donors for intrascrotal transplantation in patients with congenital agenesis or bilateral testicular damage and atrophy. Similarly, arterial and venous anastomosis is required for survival.

The method of testicular transplantation requires good spermatic vascular conditions and highly difficult microsurgical techniques. During the operation, the free spermatic artery should be as close to the opening of the abdominal aorta as possible to obtain a thicker arterial caliber, which is easy to anastomose with the inferior epigastric artery to ensure the success rate of testicular transplantation.

This is an extremely sensitive surgery because it involves the male genitals. As we all know, the genitals are relatively fragile and sensitive organs of humans. We need to pay special attention to this surgery. Of course, it is also necessary to protect ourselves and avoid this situation as early as possible, although the success rate of this surgery is still acceptable nowadays.