Technical report: fallopian tube recanalization facilitated by a hydrophillic glide wire.
Fallopian tube recanalization is now a well established radiological procedure (1). We describe a case in which the tubal obstruction was resistant to the standard technique of recanalization by the passage of a platinum tipped wire but in which we were able to achieve success with the aid of a hydrophillic "glide" wire (Radifocus angled tip, Terumo Corporation, Tokyo, Japan).
Fernando
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X-Ray Department, Wairau Hospital, Blenheim, New Zealand.
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D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization / Q000639:trends*; D005187:Fallopian Tubes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography