| Title | Effectiveness of vasectomy techniques. | | Author(s) | Sokal DC, Labrecque M | | Institution | Behavioral and Biomedical Research Department, Family Health International, PO Box 13950, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA. dsokal@fhi.org | | Source | Urol Clin North Am 2009 Aug; 36(3):317-29. | | MeSH | Cautery
Endoscopy
Humans
Ligation
Male
Sensitivity and Specificity
Surgical Instruments
Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive
Treatment Outcome
Vasectomy
| | Abstract | The effectiveness of various vasectomy techniques is reviewed, with a focus on methods used for vas occlusion. Spontaneous recanalization of the vas is more common than generally recognized and is often transient. Simple ligation and excision has an unacceptably high risk for failure. Techniques that include cautery seem to have a lower risk for failure than techniques that do not include cautery. There is insufficient evidence to recommend a particular standardized cautery technique, but adding fascial interposition to cautery seems to be associated with the lowest risk for failure. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Review
| | PubMed ID | 19643234 |
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