Loupe-Assisted Vasovasostomy Using a Prolene Stent: A Simpler Vasectomy Reversal Technique
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Loupe-Assisted Vasovasostomy Using a Prolene Stent: A Simpler Vasectomy Reversal Technique
PURPOSE Microsurgical vasovasostomy is associated with high patency and pregnancy rates, but is difficult and requires significant effort and time to learn. Therefore, we assessed a simplified loupe-assisted vasovasostomy method using a Prolene stent. MATERIALS AND METHODS The medical records of 82 patients who underwent loupe-assisted vasovasostomy with a Prolene stent by a single surgeon be...
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عنوان ژورنال: The World Journal of Men's Health
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2287-4208,2287-4690
DOI: 10.5534/wjmh.2017.35.2.115