Use of exteriorized stents in vasovasostomy.
Ten patients, three to fifteen years postvasectomy, underwent vasovasostomy. Using 2-0 nylon, stents were brought to the scrotal surface. Vas anastomosis was accomplished with a single transmural layer of 6-0 or 7-0 proline or chromic sutures under loupe magnification. Stents were removed in seven to ten days. After two years, a pregnancy rate of 70% was achieved, comparing favorably with other more difficult operative techniques.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D013243:Sterilization Reversal / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures; D014659:Vasectomy