Table 2 Surgical techniques used for ovarian tissue transplantation reported in the literature.

Investigated surgical criterion	Options	Articles
Surgical approach for ovarian tissue transplantation	Laparotomy	12, 24
	Laparoscopy	9, 10, 13, 16, 17, 19, 22, 25
	Laparoscopy + laparotomy	18, 21
Graft site	Peritoneal pocket in the pelvic wall near the ovary	9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 25
	Ipsilateral ovary	9, 15, 18
	Contralateral ovary	12, 13
	Ipsilateral or contralateral ovary	10, 17, 21, 22, 25
	Ipsilateral and contralateral ovary at the same time	19, 24
	Heterotopic transplantation into abdominal subcutaneous fat tissue	15, 17, 21, 25
Instruments used during transplantation	Scissors or scalpel without coagulation	9
	Biopsy forceps	22
Surgical treatment of the transplant site	No closure of the peritoneum after transplantation	9
	Sutures used to close the peritoneum after transplantation	10, 12, 18, 19, 22
	Fibrin glue used to close the peritoneum after transplantation	10, 12
	Fixation of the transplant using fibrin glue	10, 12
	No coagulation of the peritoneum	9
	Coagulation of the peritoneum	keine Daten
Simultaneous surgical procedures performed during transplantation	Chromotubation	9
	Placement of drains	9