Consecutive organ transplantation in inbred rats: long-term results--Are organs recyclable?

Using 9-12-month-old Lewis rats, our laboratory performed consecutive organ transplantations to assess the technical feasibility and observe the histopathologies of prolonged transplants and implants over a rat's life span. This study includes a total of 688 cases of consecutive syngeneic organ transplantation, including pancreaticoduodenum (PD), en-bloc liver-pancreaticoduodenum-spleen-stomach (LPdSpSt), and spleen bearing ovary or testicle. A 52-month-old consecutively transplanted pancreas showed normal acini and islet cells.

Gonadal tumors developed from consecutively transplanted spleens bearing gonad implants.

This study was conducted by consecutively transplanting spleens, which had gonads implanted previously. A total of 84 cases for infantile testicles and 106 cases for ovarian follicles were performed. In the case of ovarian implants, the results were determined by the total number of follicle implants.

Female prostatitis.

Female prostatitis is described as a frequent cause of the urethral syndrome. Appropriate localization of tenderness to the paraurethral glands allows the diagnosis and treatment of female prostatitis as in its male counterpart. All urologists are urged to adopt the finger pressure (Fig.

Carcinoma of the Adrenal Cortex.

Adrenal cortical carcinoma is a rare tumor that affects all ages and sexes and has a dismal prognosis. Half are functional, half are not. Early stages are uncommon and are detected by their endocrine effects, usually in females, as incidental findings at surgery or on computed tomography scans.