0 a Latin word meaning "carrying away from a particular point", used in medical names and descriptions
Correlation between epididymal length and fertilization rate in men with congenital absence of the vas deferens.
Prolonged sojourn in the cauda epididymis (and vas deferens), however, could be detrimental to the spermatozoa.
The paired microtestes then fuse to give origin to the vas deferens.
Experiments are now going on with the insertion of a plug into the vas deferens rather than the cutting of the duct itself.
Backpressure from blockage of the vas deferens causes a rupture in the epididymis, called an epididymal blowout, in over half of vasectomy patients.
Two procedures are possible at the time of vasectomy reversal: vasovasostomy (vas deferens to vas deferens connection) and vasoepididymostomy (epididymis to vas deferens connection).
There are several nerves that run parallel to the vas deferens that may be cut or damaged during vasectomy.
Clamping the vas deferens can produce muscle disruption and fibrosis.
