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. 2025 Jan 1;27(1):137-138.
doi: 10.4103/aja202456. Epub 2024 Aug 9.

Single-incision laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal retrieval of retroperitoneal vas deferens in vasovasostomy for obstructive azoospermia patients postchildhood bilateral herniorrhaphy

Chen-Wang Zhang  1   2 , Wei-Dong Wu  3 , Jun-Wei Xu  2 , Jing-Peng Zhao  1   2 , Er-Lei Zhi  2 , Yu-Hua Huang  2 , Chen-Cheng Yao  1   2 , Fu-Jun Zhao  2 , Zheng Li  1   2 , Peng Li  2
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Single-incision laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal retrieval of retroperitoneal vas deferens in vasovasostomy for obstructive azoospermia patients postchildhood bilateral herniorrhaphy

Chen-Wang Zhang et al. Asian J Androl. .
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Figure 1
The schematic diagram of the procedure. Thick red lines denoted the surgical incisions and the red arrows indicated the procedures of the operation: step 1, step 2, and step 3. The purple arrow showed the location of the port and the blue and yellow solid circle represented the location of laparoscopic camera and operators. The two lumens of black-dashed line represented the inguinal canals. SILS: single-incision laparoscopic surgery.
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