Technique for US-guided fallopian tube catheterization.
Various catheter techniques guided with fluoroscopy and ultrasound (US) have been developed to assist conception by opening fallopian tubes. The authors present a simplified US-guided technique with which they were able to catheterize a fallopian tube consistently and rapidly in 15 of 17 attempts by using a prototype catheter system that is in general use for sperm or embryo transfer.
Breckenridge
J W
JW
Department of Radiology, Abington Memorial Hospital, PA 19001.
Schinfeld
J S
JS
D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005187:Fallopian Tubes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000628:therapy; D015642:Radiology, Interventional; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014599:Uterus; D014621:Vagina