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Autotransposition of vas in a 2-stage procedure. An experimental study in the rat
M Carringer1, J Pedersen, L B Schnurer
1Department of Urology, Orebro Medical Centre, Sweden.
Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
The patency rate of vasovasostomy in autotransposed vas has been studied using a technique set up in a rat model. In a two-stage procedure, 1 cm of the vas deferens was transposed to the opposite side. The anastomoses were performed with a simplified microsurgical suturing technique. On final examination, 9 of 15 rats operated upon showed good sperm passage over the transposed vas segment. Sperm granulomas were recorded in four of fifteen cases. Sperm antibodies were demonstrated in eight of fifteen cases.