title: Tubal ligation by colpotomy incision.
abstract: A five-year review of colpotomy tubal ligation performed on 585 patients within a private-practice setting in Columbus, Georgia, is analyzed. Operative time averaged under 30 minutes, and average hospital stay was less than 3 days. The major postoperative complication rate was less than 2%. The patient population is reviewed as to age, parity, previous contraception, and medical indications for sterilization. Surgical technique is discussed, and several suggestions are made, A follow-up of subsequent gynecologic procedures and the interval following colpotomy is then presented.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003267:Contraception; D005260:Female; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008875:Middle Aged; D010298:Parity; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000379:methods*; D014621:Vagina / Q000601:surgery*