Transcervical salpingoplasty: current techniques and results.
In the last five years angio-interventional techniques have been applied to the recanalization of proximally occluded fallopian tubes in infertile women. The reported technical success of 90% and subsequent pregnancies in up to 54% of patients has led to considerable interest in this technique. This article will discuss current methodologies and review the reported results of this procedure.
Darcy
M D
MD
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110.
McClennan
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BL
Picus
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D
Hicks
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ME
Pineda
J
J
D002404:Catheterization; D004106:Dilatation / Q000379:methods; D005184:Fallopian Tube Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007047:Hysterosalpingography; D015907:Hysteroscopy; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy