Procedural Steps
This is an overview of the major steps in the no-scalpel vasectomy procedure:
I. Consent, time out, positioning, sterile field
II. Administer anesthesia
III. Isolate vas deferens in ringed clamp
IV. Expose bare vas deferens by stripping away surrounding fascia
V. Excise a 1cm section of vas and cauterize the remaining free ends
VI. Perform fascial interposition, if desired
VII. Repeat on other vas deferens
Final Procedural Steps