The retrospective study of 1327 vasectomized patients with the need for vasectomy reversal shows previous inguinal surgery in 5,9 %.
In 1.7 % of the patients the vasectomy was done by an inguinal approach, causing the impossibility of the vasectomy reversal in 0,9 %. In 0,5 % the inguinal vasectomy was done accidentally during an inguinal hernia repair. The chances for successful vasectomy reversal are greatly reduced after inguinal vasectomy. The clinical and legal consequences of an inguinal vasectomy are discussed.
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Andrologie-Centrum München, Lortzingstraße 26, 81241, München, Deutschland.
Reference: Urologe A. 2012 Jun 27. Epub ahead of print.
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 22733399
Article in German.
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