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Vasovasostomy (literally connection of the vas to the vas) is a surgery by which vasectomies are partially reversed. Another surgery for vasectomy reversal is vasoepididymostomy.

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Vasovasostomy (literally connection of the vas to the vas) is a surgery by which vasectomies are partially reversed. Another surgery for vasectomy reversal is vasoepididymostomy.

==History== Vasovasostomy is a form of microsurgery first performed by Australian surgeon Dr. Earl Owen (1934–2014) in 1971.

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