Questionnaire-Based Outcomes Study of Nononcological Post-Vasectomy Complications

No AccessJournal of UrologyClinical Urology: Original Article1 Apr 1996Questionnaire-Based Outcomes Study of Nononcological Post-Vasectomy Complications J.M. Choe and A.K. Kirkemo J.M. ChoeJ.M. Choe and A.K. KirkemoA.K. Kirkemo View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5347(01)66244-XAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail Abstract Purpose: We conducted an outcomes analysis to determine the incidence of post-vasectomy complications. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire (154 questions) addressing post-vasectomy complications, incidence of post-vasectomy scrotal pain and quality of life issues was sent to 470 patients. Followup telephone surveys were made. Results: A total of 182 patients (42.3 percent) responded. Mean followup was 4.8 years. The most common complication was post-vasectomy scrotal pain in 34 men (18.7 percent), which adversely affected quality of life in 4 (2.2 percent). In retrospect, 71.4 percent of the men were satisfied with the decision for vasectomy, 19.3 percent had equivocal feelings and 9.3 percent were dissatisfied. Conclusions: Chronic scrotal pain is the most common post-vasectomy complication that may adversely affect quality of life in men undergoing vasectomy. References 1 : Vasectomy: what are community standards?. Urology1986; 27: 328. Google Scholar 2 : Medicolegal aspects of urology. Urol. Clin. N. Amer.1980; 7: 153. Google Scholar 3 : Complications of 2,711 vasectomies. J. Urol.1974; 111: 365. Link, Google Scholar 4 : One thousand vasectomies. Brit. Med. J.1973; 4: 216. Google Scholar 5 : Morbidity associated with vasectomy. J. Urol.1973; 110: 413. Link, Google Scholar 6 : The bipolar needle for vasectomy. 1. Experience with the first 1000 cases. Fertil. Steril.1979; 29: 676. Google Scholar 7 : Open-ended vasectomy, sperm granuloma, and post-vasectomy orchalgia. Fertil. Steril.1979; 32: 546. Google Scholar 8 : Vasectomy and health: results from a large cohort study. J.A.M.A.1984; 252: 1023. Google Scholar 9 : A late post-vasectomy syndrome. J. Urol.1985; 134: 494. Link, Google Scholar 10 : Spermatic granuloma: an often painful lesion. Fertil. Steril.1978; 31: 178. Google Scholar 11 : Chronic testicular pain following vasectomy. Brit. J. Urol.1992; 69: 188. Google Scholar 12 : Quantitative pathologic changes in the human testis after vasectomy. A controlled study. New Engl. J. Med.1985; 313: 1252. Google Scholar 13 : Changes in the epididymis after vasectomy: sonographic findings. AJR1988; 152: 531. Google Scholar 14 : Microscopic vasectomy reversal. Fertil. Steril.1977; 28: 1191. Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar 15 : A comparison of open-end versus closed-end vasectomies: a report on 6220 cases. Contraception1992; 46: 521. Google Scholar 16 : Vasal sterilization in China. Contraception1993; 48: 255. Google Scholar 17 : The no-scalpel vasectomy. J. Urol.1991; 145: 341. Link, Google Scholar 18 : Vas deferens occlusion during no-scalpel vasectomy. J. Fam. Pract.1994; 39: 577. Google Scholar Department of Urology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan© 1996 by American Urological Association, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byParekattil S, Gudeloglu A, Brahmbhatt J, Priola K, Vieweg J and Allan R (2013) Trifecta Nerve Complex: Potential Anatomical Basis for Microsurgical Denervation of the Spermatic Cord for Chronic OrchialgiaJournal of Urology, VOL. 190, NO. 1, (265-270), Online publication date: 1-Jul-2013.LEVINE L and MATKOV T (2018) MICROSURGICAL DENERVATION OF THE SPERMATIC CORD AS PRIMARY SURGICAL TREATMENT OF CHRONIC ORCHIALGIAJournal of Urology, VOL. 165, NO. 6 Part 1, (1927-1929), Online publication date: 1-Jun-2001.NANGIA A, MYLES J and THOMAS A (2018) VASECTOMY REVERSAL FOR THE POST-VASECTOMY PAIN SYNDROME: : A CLINICAL AND HISTOLOGICAL EVALUATIONJournal of Urology, VOL. 164, NO. 6, (1939-1942), Online publication date: 1-Dec-2000. Volume 155Issue 4April 1996Page: 1284-1286 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 1996 by American Urological Association, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information J.M. Choe More articles by this author A.K. Kirkemo More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...