Does the type of suture material used for ligation of the vas deferens affect vasectomy success?

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-30

  Kotwal, Sanjeev ^a,b   Sundaram, Subramanian K ^a   Rangaiah, Chandra S ^a   Agrawal, Vineet ^a   Browning, Anthony J ^a  

^a PINDERFIELDS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromic catgut; Post vasectomy semen analysis; Suture material; Vasectomy; Vicryl

Indexed keywords

CHROMIC CATGUT; POLYGLACTIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LIGATION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; VAS DEFERENS; VASECTOMY;

ADULT; CATGUT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYGLACTIN 910; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURES; VAS DEFERENS; VASECTOMY;

EID: 39449105478     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180801899079     Document Type: Article

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