title: Splinted vasovasostomy. Comparison of polyglycolic acid and polypropylene sutures.
abstract: An experimental study was performed comparing 6-0 polypropylene and 6-0 polyglycolic acid sutures in vasovasostomy. An indwelling entirely intraluminal splint of PE-10 tubing was used which was surgically removed three weeks postoperatively. Three months after vasovasostomy patency was determined by vasography. Eighty-five per cent patency was achieved with polyglycolic acid compared with 58 per cent patency when polypropylene was used.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D007440:Intubation; D008297:Male; D010969:Plastics; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D011126:Polypropylenes; D013243:Sterilization Reversal / Q000379:methods*; D013537:Sutures; D014649:Vas Deferens / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics; D011126:Polypropylenes; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid