Mr Golash is widely recognised as an expert at (laparoscopic) keyhole kidney surgery. He has helped a number of local surgeons to introduce this type of surgery to their hospitals. His latest project is to help a surgeon in Dumfries, Scotland, where patients have to either have traditional major cutting open surgery, or travel hundreds of miles and wait months for keyhole surgery. A surgeon from Dumfries has made a number of visits to Stoke, to observe the surgery, and Mr Golash has so far made 1 trip to Scotland, to ensure that the surgery is introduced safely.

Vasectomy can be reversed to restore fertility. It is not always successful and the longer it has been since vasectomy the less successful it becomes. Our Consultants often use magnification to improve the surgery and have approximately a 90% success rates (first time reversal) at restoring sperm to the semen.

We reviewed the last 33 first time vasectomy reversal procedures performed by Mr Luscombe up until the end on 2017. We identified 25 patients who had provided post vasectomy reversal semen samples; of these 22 were positive for sperm. Of the 8 that did not provide semen samples some had already communicated a successful pregnancy. Thus, the patency rate is between 88% and 91%. This compares favourable to an average patency rate of 89.4% reported in a review of 6633 patients from the world literature. This review was reported by Herrel et al and published in the Journal Urology (2015 ).

After an initial consultation the Staffordshire Urology Clinic can arrange a vasectomy reversal for £3053 (correct 23/01/2013, but may change so please confirm directly with the Hospital). If you would like to discuss Vasectomy with one of our consultants please contact 01782 382507 and book an appointment.

Vasectomy (commonly known as “the snip”) is a very common and successful form of contraception. It involves a short operation on the testicles to cut segments out of the tubes that carry sperm from the testicles to the body. The operation is often performed under local anaesthetic, but can be done under general anaesthesia if necessary.

After an initial consultation the Staffordshire Urology Clinic can arrange a Local Anaesthetic Vasectomy or a General Anaesthetic Vasectomy. If you would like to discuss these options with one of our consultants please contact 01782 382507 and book an appointment.

Mr Golash spoke to the North Staffordshire audit group on 7th February 2012, where 20 local General Practitioners attended. He updated them about common urological conditions and the services offered by the Staffordshire urology clinic.