title: Transcervical tubal cannulation: a comparison of two techniques.
abstract: Transcervical tubal cannulation using tactile guidance has a similar rate of successful cannulation compared with that with US guidance (78% versus 73%) but takes less time to perform (2.3 +/- 1.8 minutes versus 8.7 +/- 6.2 minutes, mean +/- SD) and is associated with less pain and bleeding. This appears to be because of the design of the Labotect tubal cannulation set that uses a special speculum and tenaculum to straighten the uterus before insertion of the guide cannula and a less traumatic ball-tipped guide catheter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Hurd
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Randolph
authors.forename: Y R
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Curran
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ansbacher
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D002584:Cervix Uteri; D005187:Fallopian Tubes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007316:Insemination, Artificial, Heterologous