title: Late complications of laparoscopic sterilization, II.
abstract: This paper is the continuation of a study initially reported before the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1976. The paper compares a group of 495 patients sterilized by a coagulation and division technique with 3-mm forceps and minimal tissue destruction with a previously reported group of 517 patients who underwent tubal sterilization by coagulation and resection with a 5-mm Palmer drill forceps and marked tissue destruction. The surgery in both groups was performed solely by the author, and the figures reported pertain to those complications occurring in equal postoperative time spans. The follow-up protocol was identical for each group; the only variable between the groups was the method of sterilization.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D003276:Contraceptives, Oral