Puerperal laparoscopic sterilization.
Two hundred and ninety-seven consecutive puerperal laparoscopic sterilization cases during a five-year period are reviewed. There were six failures to complete the laparoscopic sterilization. A single case of anesthetic cardiac arrest constituted the only major complication. There has been no mortality. Two subsequent pregnancies occurred in this series, and their follow-up operative findings are reviewed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002425:Cautery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods