Tubal surgery.

Abstract

Today, reproductive surgery has a limited place. In selected cases such as young women with a history of pelvic inflammatory disease, pelvic adhesions, and endometriosis, surgery could be considered. Most operations can be performed by laparoscopy; these include tubal anastomosis that yields a high pregnancy rate. On the other hand, women over the age of 37 with a long history of infertility or those who require a laparotomy are better treated with in-vitro fertilization. For women with hydrosalpinx undergoing IVF, salpingectomy is the best treatment option. It increases the chance of pregnancy and live birth rates and decreases the miscarriage rate.

• Authors: Afsoon Zarei, Wadha Al-Ghafri, Togas Tulandi
• Journal: Clinical obstetrics and gynecology (Clin Obstet Gynecol) Vol. 52 Issue 3 Pg. 344-50 (Sep 2009) ISSN: 1532-5520 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 19661750 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Endometriosis (surgery)
• Endoscopy
• Fallopian Tube Diseases (surgery)
• Fallopian Tubes (surgery)
• Female
• Fertilization in Vitro
• Humans
• Infertility, Female (surgery)
• Ligation
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (surgery)
• Pregnancy
• Pregnancy Rate
• Sterilization Reversal