The incidence of chronic scrotal pain after vasectomy: a prospective audit

@article{Leslie2007TheIO,
  title={The incidence of chronic scrotal pain after vasectomy: a prospective audit},
  author={Tom A Leslie and Rowland Oliver Illing and David W. Cranston and John Guillebaud},
  journal={BJU International},
  year={2007},
  volume={100}
}
To assess the extent of scrotal pain in men before and after vasectomy, to produce accurate data for the benefit of men considering this procedure, and hence improved informed consent about the outcomes, as chronic scrotal pain after vasectomy is a poorly quantified clinical problem. 
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