Techniques for Vasectomy Reversal

Urologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 375-382

  Lipshultz, Larry I ^a   Rumohr, Jon A ^a   Bennett, Richard C ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epididymovasostomy; Methods; Reversal; Techniques; Vasectomy; Vasoepididymostomy; Vasovasostomy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; STEROID;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE STERILIZATION REVERSAL; MICRODISSECTION; MICROSURGERY; ORCHITIS; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SPERM PRESERVATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; SUTURING METHOD;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; EPIDIDYMIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATIC CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAS DEFERENS; VASOVASOSTOMY;

EID: 67749108450     PISSN: 00940143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ucl.2009.05.011     Document Type: Review

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