Magnified surgery for epididymovasostomy.
Recent technologic advances in the manufacture of suture materials, coupled with the employment of magnification during meticulous surgery, have made possible hitherto unobtainable successes with epididymovasostomy in the management of infertility due to congenital and inflammatory epididymal obstructions. Techniques of surgery and results in 115 cases of epididymovasostomy are discussed.
D004822:Epididymis / Q000601:surgery*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D014649:Vas Deferens / Q000601:surgery*