Effectiveness and complications associated with 2 vasectomy occlusion techniques

Journal of Urology

Volumn 168, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2495-2498

  Labrecque, Michel ^a,b   Nazerali, Hanif ^a,b,c   Mondor, Myrto ^a,b   Fortin, Vincent ^a,b   Nasution, Marlina ^a,b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Infertility, male; Sterilization, sexual; Testis; Vasectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CAUTERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCISION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCLUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VAS DEFERENS; VASECTOMY;

EID: 0036893905     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)64176-6     Document Type: Article

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