title: Mini-laparotomy for bilateral tubal ligation in lithotomy position.
abstract: Two hundred consecutive cases of mini-laparotomy for nonpuerperal bilateral tubal ligation done by a single gynecologist with the patient in lithotomy position are presented here. Technical aspects of the procedure, some innovative and some old, are presented in an effort to demonstrate a simple, low-risk alternative to laparoscopic sterilization.
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods*; D007902:Length of Stay; D011187:Posture; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000379:methods*; D014768:Virginia