Long Term Success Of Lap Nissen Fundoplication
- Vasectomy and Vasovasostomy - Long-Term Complications
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Treatment
- Vasectomy Surgery
- Reversal Surgery (Vasovasostomy and Vasoepididymostomy)
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Long-Term Complications
Sperm Granulomas. After vasectomy, sperm often leak from the vasectomy site or from a rupture in the epididymis, the tightly coiled, thin tube that connects the testicle to the vas deferens. Sperm elicit a very strong response from the immune system, which views them as foreign substances and attacks them. Sperm leakage therefore provokes an inflammatory reaction. The body forms pockets to trap the sperm in scar tissue and inflammatory cells. Firm balls of tissue about...
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