Vasectomy surgical techniques in South and South East Asia

BMC Urology

Table 2 Vasectomy surgical techniques used in visited Asian countries

Centers Visited	Procedure observed	NSV	Cautery	Excision (cm)	Suture material	FI
Cambodia
1	No	Yes	No	1–1.5	V 3-0	Yes
2	No	Yes	No	1	V 3-0	Yes
3	No	Yes	No	1	V 3-0	Yes
Thailand
1	Video	Yes	No	2–3	S	Yes
2	Yes	±	No	1.5	S	±
3	Yes	Yes	No	1	S 3-0	Yes
India
1	Yes	Yes	No	1	C 10	No
2	Yes	Yes	No	1	S 2-0	Yes
3	No	Yes	No	1	S 2-0	No
4	Yes	Yes	No	1	S 2-0	Yes
Nepal
1	Yes	Yes	No	1	S 2-0	Yes
2	Yes	Yes	Electro	0.5–1	S 1-0	No
3	Yes	Yes	No	1	S 2-0	No
4	No	±	No	1–1.5	S 1-0	No
5	Video	Yes	Thermal	1	S 2-0	Yes
6	Yes	Yes	No	1	S 2-0	No
Bangladesh
1	Yes	Yes	No	1	S 3-0	±
2	Yes	Yes	No	1	S 1-0	No
3	Yes	Yes	No	1	S 3-0	±
4	Yes	Yes	No	1	S 2-0	±
5	Yes	Yes	No	0.5	S 2-0	±

NSV = No Scalpel Vasectomy, FI = Fascial Interposition, V = Vicryl, S = Silk, C = Cotton.

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