Open AccessRobot-assisted vasovasostomy and vasoepididymostomy: Current status and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Ali Serdar Gözen,
Theodoros Tokas,
Ahmed Tawfick,
Waleed Mousa,
Mamdouh Ali Kotb,
Eirini Tzanaki,
Jens Rassweiler
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
turkish journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.347
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2149-3057
pISSN - 2149-3235
DOI - 10.5152/tud.2020.20257
Subject(s) - vasovasostomy , medicine , vasectomy reversal , surgery , vasectomy , extracorporeal , microsurgery , population , research methodology , family planning , environmental health
Microscope-assisted vasovasostomy (MAVV) is a standard procedure used to reverse vasectomies. Robotic surgery has been established primarily for technically demanding urological procedures and has also been recently implemented in male reproductive surgery. We aimed to review the current evidence of robot-assisted vasovasostomy (RAVV) and robot-assisted vasoepididymostomy (RAVE).