title: Salpingoscopy in patients with contralateral ectopic pregnancy.
abstract: Patients who experience a tubal pregnancy have a poor prognosis in terms of reproductive potential and are at increased risk of a repeat EP. Salpingoscopy is a new endoscopic technique that allows the detection of abnormalities of the tubal mucosa. In seven patients with a follow-up longer than 6 months, an IUP occurred only in patients with a normal ampullary mucosa, whereas a recurrent tubal pregnancy occurred in the patient that conceived with an abnormal tubal mucosa. These preliminary results suggest that salpingoscopy may constitute an important prognostic factor in these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marana
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Muzii
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rizzi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lucisano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dell'Acqua
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mancuso
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004724:Endoscopy; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012008:Recurrence