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Vasoepididymostomy

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Impotence and Infertility

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Epididymitis, congenital abnormalities, and iatrogenic injuries may all cause epididymal obstruction. Secondary epididymal obstruction after vasectomy may also result from epididymal blowouts caused by elevated pressure within the epididymis. The likelihood that an epididymal blowout will cause obstruction increases in direct relationship to the time elapsed since vasectomy [1].

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  1. Stewart W. McCallum
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  2. Richard E. Berger
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, USA

    Tom F. Lue MD (Professor, Chief of Urology) (Professor, Chief of Urology)

  2. Mt. Zion Hospital, San Francisco, California, USA

    Tom F. Lue MD (Professor, Chief of Urology) (Professor, Chief of Urology)

  3. Department of Urology, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University, New York, New York, USA

    Marc Goldstein MD (Professor, Director, Staff Scientist) (Professor, Director, Staff Scientist)

  4. Center for Male Reproductive Medicine and Microsurgery, Department of Urology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA

    Marc Goldstein MD (Professor, Director, Staff Scientist) (Professor, Director, Staff Scientist)

  5. Center for Biomedical Research, The Population Council, New York, New York, USA

    Marc Goldstein MD (Professor, Director, Staff Scientist) (Professor, Director, Staff Scientist)

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McCallum, S.W., Berger, R.E., Goldstein, M. (1999). Vasoepididymostomy. In: Lue, T.F., Goldstein, M. (eds) Impotence and Infertility. Current Medicine Group, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1105-8_13

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