Saddle pulmonary embolism as a complication of vasectomy.

Vasectomy is a commonly performed urologic procedure associated with few complications. Nevertheless, a 35-year-old healthy man developed a life-threatening saddle pulmonary embolism as a consequence of a deep vein thrombosis, resulting from limited mobilization shortly after an elective vasectomy. This is the first report of a near fatal venous thromboembolic event resulting from vasectomy.