title: [Salpingoscopy: a new method for the evaluation of the tubal factors in sterility].
abstract: Salpingoscopy is a new endoscopic procedure that allows the direct vision of the tubal mucosa. Therefore, it is able to identify and evaluate intraluminal lesions not detected by hysterosalpingography or laparoscopy. The endoscopic evaluation of the tubal mucosa can predict the possibility of an intrauterine pregnancy or laparoscopic tubal surgery, permitting the selection of patients with the most favourable prognosis. This technique may also have a role in identifying patients at risk for a repeat ectopic pregnancy and patients with silent endosalpingitis.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marana
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Muscatello
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Rizzi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Muzii
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dell'Acqua
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mancuso
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007047:Hysterosalpingography; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011274:Pregnancy, Tubal / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: La salpingoscopia: una nuova metodica per la valutazione del fattore tubarico di sterilità.