Scrotal haematoma: the most common complication of no-scalpel vasectomy.
OBJECTIVE
to study the complications of no scalpel vasectomy such as scrotal haematoma, infection, scrotal sinus, and failure, recanalization, and sperm granuloma.


METHODS
A retrospective, descriptive study carried out in Dept. of Obs/ Gyn, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital Kathmandu Nepal.


RESULTS
Among 926 no scalpel vasectomy clients 5(0.53%) had scrotal haematoma, 4(0.43%) with had infection, 3(0.32%) had scrotal sinus; there were 2 cases each vasectomy failure who could not achieve azospermia and 2 with recanalization while there was only one case of sperm granuloma.


CONCLUSIONS
the most common complication of no-scalpel vasectomy was scrotal haematoma and other complications are wound infection, scrotal sinus, vasectomy failure and sperm granuloma. Key words: no scalpel vasectomy, scrotal haematoma, scrotal sinus, sperm granuloma.
Pant
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Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Family Planning andFertility Care Centre, TU Teaching Hospital Kathmandu, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Sharma
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Subba
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D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000209:etiology; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012611:Scrotum; D014659:Vasectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*