Short K L, Howerton L W, Holt H, Amin M
Urology. 1984 Jul;24(1):38-40. doi: 10.1016/0090-4295(84)90384-4.
Fifteen patients underwent subcapsular orchiectomy with placement of an intracapsular testicular prosthesis for hormonal treatment of symptomatic Stage D carcinoma of the prostate. Serum testosterone decreased to castration levels, and the intracapsular prosthesis was often indistinguishable from a normal testicle postoperatively. This new technique of castration may be considered an alternative in those patients reluctant to undergo other forms of orchiectomy.
15例患者接受了包膜下睾丸切除术，并植入了囊内睾丸假体，用于对有症状的D期前列腺癌进行激素治疗。血清睾酮降至去势水平，术后囊内假体常与正常睾丸难以区分。对于那些不愿接受其他形式睾丸切除术的患者，这种新的去势技术可被视为一种替代方法。
