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Vas Deferens Obstruction

MedGen UID:
292862
•Concept ID:
C1557971
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

Blockage of the normal flow of the sperm in the vas deferens. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVVas Deferens Obstruction

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and treatment of post-herniorrhaphy vas deferens obstruction.
Matsuda T
Int J Urol 2000 May;7 Suppl:S35-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2000.00171.x. PMID: 10830816

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Influence of inguinal hernia repair on male fertility.
Bouchot O, Branchereau J, Perrouin-Verbe MA
J Visc Surg 2018 Jun;155 Suppl 1:S37-S40. Epub 2018 May 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2018.04.008. PMID: 29784582
Response of the adult prostate to prepubertal and postpubertal obstruction of the vas deferens in the rat.
Turner TT, Nguyen QT
Urology 2002 Jul;60(1):186-90. doi: 10.1016/s0090-4295(02)01673-4. PMID: 12100960
Quantitative analysis of testicular histology in patients with vas deferens obstruction caused by childhood inguinal herniorrhaphy: comparison to vasectomized men.
Matsuda T, Hiura Y, Muguruma K, Okuno H, Horii Y, Yoshida O
J Urol 1996 Feb;155(2):564-7. PMID: 8558661
Testicular torsion: a follow-up study.
Brasso K, Andersen L, Kay L, Wille-Jørgensen P, Linnet L, Egense J
Scand J Urol Nephrol 1993;27(1):1-6. doi: 10.3109/00365599309180406. PMID: 8493455

Diagnosis

Treatment for Vas Deferens Obstruction Following Childhood Herniorrhaphy.
Wang J, Liu Q, Zhang Y, Cheng Y, Li S, Zeng H, Zhu Z
Urology 2018 Feb;112:80-84. Epub 2017 Oct 19 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2017.10.005. PMID: 29056578
Transurethral endoscopy technique with a ureteroscope for diagnosis and management of seminal tracts disorders: a new approach.
Li L, Jiang C, Song C, Zhou Z, Song B, Li W
J Endourol 2008 Apr;22(4):719-24. doi: 10.1089/end.2007.0130. PMID: 18338956
Diagnosis and treatment of post-herniorrhaphy vas deferens obstruction.
Matsuda T
Int J Urol 2000 May;7 Suppl:S35-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2000.00171.x. PMID: 10830816
Unilateral obstruction of the vas deferens diagnosed by seminal vesicle aspiration.
Seifman BD, Ohl DA, Jarow JP, Menge AC
Tech Urol 1999 Jun;5(2):113-5. PMID: 10458668
Unilateral obstruction of the vas deferens caused by childhood inguinal herniorrhaphy in male infertility patients.
Matsuda T, Horii Y, Yoshida O
Fertil Steril 1992 Sep;58(3):609-13. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)55272-8. PMID: 1521659

Therapy

Influence of inguinal hernia repair on male fertility.
Bouchot O, Branchereau J, Perrouin-Verbe MA
J Visc Surg 2018 Jun;155 Suppl 1:S37-S40. Epub 2018 May 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2018.04.008. PMID: 29784582
Rapidly progressing, late-onset obstructive azoospermia linked to herniorrhaphy with mesh.
Yamaguchi K, Ishikawa T, Nakano Y, Kondo Y, Shiotani M, Fujisawa M
Fertil Steril 2008 Nov;90(5):2018.e5-7. Epub 2008 Aug 3 doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.04.062. PMID: 18675969
Transurethral endoscopy technique with a ureteroscope for diagnosis and management of seminal tracts disorders: a new approach.
Li L, Jiang C, Song C, Zhou Z, Song B, Li W
J Endourol 2008 Apr;22(4):719-24. doi: 10.1089/end.2007.0130. PMID: 18338956
Vas deferens obstruction due to fibrosis after plug hernioplasty.
Valenti G, Baldassarre E, Torino G
Am Surg 2006 Feb;72(2):137-8. PMID: 16536243
Response of the adult prostate to prepubertal and postpubertal obstruction of the vas deferens in the rat.
Turner TT, Nguyen QT
Urology 2002 Jul;60(1):186-90. doi: 10.1016/s0090-4295(02)01673-4. PMID: 12100960

Prognosis

Quantitative analysis of testicular histology in patients with vas deferens obstruction caused by childhood inguinal herniorrhaphy: comparison to vasectomized men.
Matsuda T, Hiura Y, Muguruma K, Okuno H, Horii Y, Yoshida O
J Urol 1996 Feb;155(2):564-7. PMID: 8558661
Testicular torsion: a follow-up study.
Brasso K, Andersen L, Kay L, Wille-Jørgensen P, Linnet L, Egense J
Scand J Urol Nephrol 1993;27(1):1-6. doi: 10.3109/00365599309180406. PMID: 8493455

Clinical prediction guides

Transurethral endoscopy technique with a ureteroscope for diagnosis and management of seminal tracts disorders: a new approach.
Li L, Jiang C, Song C, Zhou Z, Song B, Li W
J Endourol 2008 Apr;22(4):719-24. doi: 10.1089/end.2007.0130. PMID: 18338956

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