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Robot-Assisted Vasectomy Reversal

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In the early part of the twentieth century, the vasectomy gained momentum with the application for eugenic, punitive, and therapeutic purposes. Today, with the exception of its use as prophylaxis procedure after transurethral resection of prostate or adenomectomy for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) to prevent urogenital infections, vasectomy is widely used as a contraceptive tool, and it is calculated that about 50 million men have relied on vasectomy for family planning. Above all, in the United States, vasectomy is employed as contraceptive method by nearly 11% of married couples. With the upcoming success of vasectomy, a new surgical procedure, the vasectomy reversal was born.

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  1. Urological Department, Kliniek Sint Jan, Kruidtuinlaan 32, 1000, Brussels, Belgium

    Peter Frank De Wil MD

  2. Department of Oncological and Surgical Sciences, Urology Clinic, University of Padua, Monoblocco Ospedaliero, IV Floor, Via Giustiniani 2, 35100, Padua, Italy

    Vincenzo Ficarra MD, PhD

  3. Clinique Generale Beaulieu, Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery Center, 20 Chemin Beau Soleil, 1206, Geneve, Switzerland

    George A. de Boccard MD

  4. Department of Urology, O.L.V. Clinic Aalst, Aalst, Belgium

    Alexandre Mottrie MD, PhD

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  1. University of Florida, Director, Robotic Surgery, Winter Haven Hospital &, 200 Avenue F. N.E., Winter Haven, 33881, Florida, USA

    Sijo J. Parekattil

  2. Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Urology, Cleveland Clinic, Euclid Avenue 9500, Cleveland, 44195, Ohio, USA

    Ashok Agarwal

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De Wil, P.F., Ficarra, V., de Boccard, G.A., Mottrie, A. (2012). Robot-Assisted Vasectomy Reversal. In: Parekattil, S., Agarwal, A. (eds) Male Infertility. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3335-4_12

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