HISTOMORPHOLOGICAL FINDINGS OF THE VAS TI SSUE AFTER VASECTOMY

In 65 patients with reversal of vasectomy, the resected vas deferens t issue was investigated by light microscopy with the following results: chronic inflammation was found in 76.9%, acute inflammation in 41.5%, foreign body granuloma in 52.2%, spermagranuloma in 49.2%, and regene rates of ductus deferens in 20%. In 10% of the specimens elastosis and dystrophic calcium deposits was observed. In conclusion, the vas segm ents after vasectomy in some of the cases are not composed of silent s car tissue.