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A TECHNIQUE OF VASECTOMY FOR THE PREVENTION OF EPIDIDYMITIS AFTER PROSTATECTOMY
Author(s) -
BROOKE BRYAN N.,
WALKER FRANK C.
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1961.tb11605.x
Subject(s) - epididymitis , vasectomy , medicine , prostatectomy , etiology , urology , incidence (geometry) , gynecology , general surgery , prostate , surgery , research methodology , family planning , population , physics , environmental health , cancer , optics
SUMMARY The incidence and aetiology of acute epididymitis following prostatic operations are discussed with reference to the advent of antibiotics. Techniques of vasal interruption are summarised and a further method is described with mention of its advantages.