Female sterilization using the tubal ring.
The surgical and early postoperative complications were evaluated in a study of 221 laparoscopies and 29 minilaparotomies in which tubal occlusions were performed with the application of tubal rings. For either procedure, complications were infrequent. None of the procedures had to be completed by another technique of tubal occlusion, and none of the patients required an extended hospitalization for the treatment of a complication. Among the 79 patients who have been followed up for more than 6 months, no pregnancies have been reported. The tubal ring technique appears to be safe and effective when used with either laparoscopy of minilaparotomy.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*