An implantable ligation device that achieves male sterilization without cutting the vas deferens.

Objectives: To determine whether the Vasclip implant procedure would (a) be equivalent to vasectomy in producing azoospermia, (b) produce greater patient satisfaction postoperatively, and (c) result in lower complication rates, postoperative pain, hematoma formation, spermatic granuloma, and surgical site infection when compared with historical controls.

Methods: Sterilization and complications were studied in 124 consecutive patients.

Results: Successful sterilization, defined by azoospermia at 10 to 14 months, was observed in 116 of 119 subjects.

Long-term pooled analysis of multicenter studies of cooled thermotherapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia results at three months through four years.

Objectives: To determine the long-term efficacy of cooled thermotherapy in the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms of clinical benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Methods: A total of 541 men underwent cooled thermotherapy treatment in six multicenter studies in the United States, England, and Canada. Both fixed and random effects models were used to pool the data across the six studies.