Type of Surgery
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Last updated: 02/17/2009
BOOKS
"Family Planning: Sterilization." Section 18, Chapter 246 in The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, edited by Mark H. Beers, MD, and Robert Berkow, MD. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories, 1999.
PERIODICALS
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Victor, Eric Chenven, David DiPiazza, et al. "Fournier Gangrene Following Vasectomy."Infections in Urology 14, no.3 (2001): 80-82.
ORGANIZATIONS
Alan Guttmacher Institute. 1120 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 460, Washington, DC 20036. (202) 296-4012.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America. 810 Seventh Ave., New York, NY 10019. (212) 541-7800.
OTHER
The Alan Guttmacher Institute."Contraceptive Use." 1999 [cited February 28, 2003].
"Facts About Birth Control."Planned Parenthood Federation of America. January 2001 [cited February 28, 2003].
"Facts About Vasectomy Safety."National Institute of ChildHealth and Human Development. September 3, 2002 [cited February 28, 2003].
"Vasectomy: Questions and Answers."EngenderHealth. 2000 [cited February 28, 2003].
VasectomyMedical.com. February 4, 2003 [cited February 28, 2003].
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Other Information
Vasectomy is a surgical procedure in which the vasa deferentia of a man are cut for the purpose of sterilization.
There are some variations on the procedure such as no-scalpel (keyhole) vasectomies, in which a sharp hemostat, rather than a scalpel, is used to puncture the scrotum. Another type of vasectomy which may reduce the risk of chronic pain is called an "open ended" vasectomy. A "normal" vasectomy typically seals both ends of the vas deferens with stitches, heat, metal clamps or a combination, after cutting. The open-ended vasectomy obstructs only the top end of the vas deferens. With this method sperm leaks out from the lower severed end of the vas deferens and into the scrotum, thus hopefully avoiding a build-up of pressure in the epididymis. The likelihood of long-term testicular pain from "backup pressure" seems to be reduced using this method.
Other Information
The estimated number of hospital admissions among adults aged 20 or older with “calculus of kidney and ureters” as a primary diagnosis was of 171,000 hospital stays in 2000.
From: NKUDIC
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