Robotic assisted versus pure microsurgical vasectomy reversal: Technique and prospective database control trial

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 435-443

  Parekattil, Sijo J ^a,b   Gudeloglu, Ahmet ^b   Brahmbhatt, Jamin ^b   Wharton, Jessica ^b   Priola, Karen B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Winter Haven Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

reversal; robotic; vasectomy; vasoepididymostomy; vasovasostomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EJACULATION; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM SURGERY; MALE STERILIZATION REVERSAL; MICROSURGERY; MICROSURGICAL VASECTOMY REVERSAL; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROBOTIC ASSISTED VASECTOMY REVERSAL; ROBOTICS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREMOR; VASOEPIDIDYMOSTOMY;

ADULT; EPIDIDYMIS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROBOTICS; SPERM COUNT; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; VASOVASOSTOMY;

EID: 84865026028     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: 10988947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1315788     Document Type: Article

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