Publication: Scrotal haematoma: The most common complication of no-scalpel vasectomy
Date
2007
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Kathmandu University
Abstract
Objective: to study the complications of no scalpel vasectomy such as scrotal haematoma, infection, scrotal sinus,
and failure, recanalization, and sperm granuloma.
Materials and methods: A retrospective, descriptive study carried out in Dept. of Obs/ Gyn, Tribhuvan University
Teaching Hospital Kathmandu Nepal.
Result: Among 926 no scalpel vasectomy clients 5(0.53%) had scrotal haematoma, 4(0.43%) with had infection,
3(0.32%) had scrotal sinus; there were 2 cases each vasectomy failure who could not achieve azospermia and 2 with
recanalization while there was only one case of sperm granuloma.
Conclusion: the most common complication of no-scalpel vasectomy was scrotal haematoma and other
complications are wound infection, scrotal sinus, vasectomy failure and sperm granuloma.
Key words: no scalpel vasectomy, scrotal haematoma, scrotal sinus, sperm granuloma.
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Pant PR 1 , Sharma J 2, Subba S3
3 Department of obstetrics & gynaecology family planning and fertility care centre TU Teaching hospital Kathmandu