Techniques - Single keyhole puncture microsurgical vasovasostomy

Authors

  • Sarah M. Brink UBC
  • Kiera Libik UBC
  • Justin Gillespie University of Ottawa
  • Luke Witherspoon University of Ottawa
  • Ryan K. Flannigan UBC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.9714

Keywords:

Microsurgical Vasovasostomy, Keyhole Puncture, Minimally Invasive, No-Scalpel Vasectomy

Abstract

Microsurgical vasectomy reversal has progressed from bilateral scrotal incisions, through which the testes were delivered, to incisions delivering the vasa, and now to techniques using mini-incisions. We present our technique for microsurgical vasovasostomy via a single keyhole puncture using the no-scalpel vasectomy techniques.

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Published

2026-05-04

How to Cite

Brink, S. M., Libik, K., Gillespie, J., Witherspoon, L., & Flannigan, R. K. (2026). Techniques - Single keyhole puncture microsurgical vasovasostomy . Canadian Urological Association Journal, 20(9). https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.9714

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 9 (2026): CUAJ September

Section

Techniques in urology

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