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Epididymectomy was first described by Bardenheuer in 1887 for the treatment of tubercular epididymitis. Since that time, epididymectomy has been performed for a number of other indications although tuberculosis has been the most common reason. The era of antitubercular chemotherapy has now made epididymectomy a relatively uncommon operative procedure.
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Silvert, M.A., Stanisic, T.H. (1980). Epididymectomy, Seminal Vesiculectomy and Hydrocelectomy for Epididymitis, Seminal Vesiculitis and Hydrocele. In: Lipshultz, L.I., Corriere, J.N., Hafez, E.S.E. (eds) Surgery of the Male Reproductive Tract. Clinics in Andrology, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8849-1_17
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